Honestly, there really isn't that much you can do about it. It looks like the lighting was somewhat overcast?
Polarizers don't do so well with that kind of light.
I'd probably actually clone a different way, bringing the glare areas together to form one mass rather than two.. I'd then toss a bit of blur on the border applied with a gradient (kind of a lensbaby effect) like a vignette to emphasize the dreamy feel.
Just for fun, maybe even toss a layer of something like pencil sketch in on the bottom with a linear gradient for desaturation.
To help deal with the amount of work with the cloning, use a garish red rectangle on its own layer to give you a guide for the final crop. I'd bring it up just a hair along the bottom edge and crop to compose to emphasize the fishing line.
Finish it up with a funky clear border and I think you'll be done. |
