There is another step that make the job of extraction easier. Turn the background layer into layer O and rename if you like. Dup layer and call extract. Drop new background layer into image and place between original layer and extract layer. By doing this you will find, that there's less work required from 7 as the blue will blend into the new background and reduce the amount of dodging and buring etc. As you work you can turn the bottom 2 layer on and o to veiw your work.

gazza down under wrote:
> 4 days latter and finally got it. The steps I took.
>
> 1) Dup Layer
> 2)Turn layer to a neg, Image > adjust > Invert
> 3) Image > Extract (PS 6)
> 4) Paint hairline with smart Hightlighting checked
> 5) Preview etc OK
> 6) Invert to positive. Image > Adjust > Invert
> 7) Used erase tool set to history to relace damaged hair line.
> 8) Dodge and burn tool to remove blue haze.
> 9) Clone tool to final replace any damged area set to 20%
> 10) Dup layer fill with red. Used red to show up blue haze if any.
>
> Total time once worked the steps out 10 minutes.
>
> Thank you all for your help and comments. If you can add other
> tech on extraction please post. We all can learn together.
>
> http://genji.image.pbase.com/u25/gazzadownunder/upload/14654154.ExtractBGRed.jpg
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> Gazza
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