George Burke wrote:
> I'm sorry Bill, I didn't catch that it was for "blown out" skies.
> I tried to use it to "replace" a non-blown out sky. It didn't do a
> very good job.
>
> Sorry for the misunderstanding.
>
> George Burke

--I previously posted a tutorial for ENHANCING existing, dull skies if you are interested. The steps were as follows:
To make a blue sky vibrant blue:
1. make a luminosity selection by clicking CTR + ALT+ ~
2. make the selection into a new layer (LAYER>NEW>LAYER VIA COPY)
3. set the new layer's mode to COLOR BURN (or MULTIPLY for a less intense effect)
4. adjust layer opacity to taste, looking at the sky only
5. add a LAYER MASK to the new layer (click on LAYER MASK icon at bottom of Layers palette
6. with the LAYER MASK still active and using a large soft edged brush set to reduced FLOW, paint with black over the clouds and other areas you do not want darkened (change to white paint to correct any overruns)

Bill Richardson
Barrington, IL (USA)