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8. In the Properties panel, change the Feather value to 25 px.
If you feather a selection
and then make a layer
mask from that selection,
the feathering becomes
a permanent part of the
mask. The Properties
panel allows you to
adjust the feathering of
a hard-edge mask, and
then later change or even Use the Properties panel
remove the feathering to feather the mask edge
if necessary, without nondestructively.
painting on the mask.

9. Change the Feather value to 1 px.
This small feathering
value will help to remove
(or at least minimize) any
remaining background
artifacts around the edges
of your mask.

10. Double-click the
Sunrise Mask channel
icon in the Channels
panel.

11. Change the Opacity
field back to 50%,
then click OK.
Remember, the
Layer Mask Display
Options setting only
affects the mask’s
visibility in the
document window.
This does not affect
the degree to which
the mask affects pixels
on the masked layer.

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