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Thank you both! Two great solutions, much appreciated.

Hi there, I have a photo that I'm editing and have been stumped for a few days trying to figure out the best way to select and brighten a few parts. My goal is to lift the brightness of the shadowed portions of the support cables (photo below) so all cables are at a consistent level of white. When I try to use the smart brush or any other selection tools I get a very harsh/aliased line, and when I increase the exposure it doesn't look realistic. Any idea how I might be able to accomplish this selection and what type of filter or adjustment to use to brighten? Eventually I'll be converting to black and white or something similar so the shadowed areas need to be the same value as the rest of the cable or they just disappear into the black. Thanks for any guidance you can provide

Hi there, I have a photo that I'm editing and have been stumped for a few days trying to figure out the best way to select and brighten a few parts (photo attached)My goal is to lift the brightness of the shadowed portions of the support cables so all cables are at a consistent level of white. When I try to use the smart brush or any other selection tools I get a very harsh/aliased line, and when I increase the exposure it doesn't look realistic. Any idea how I might be able to accomplish this selection and what type of filter or adjustment to use to brighten? Eventually I'll be converting to black and white or something similar so the shadowed areas need to be the same value as the rest of the cable or they just disappear into the black. Thanks for any guidance you can provide! Jeff