PHOTOSHOP How To: Toning down the Foilage

I recently had a problem with a photo of a Nannostomus marginatus, which was spoiled by distractingly bright Vallisneria leaves that had been overexposed by on-camera flash. I wanted to tone down the leaves without affecting the rest of the picture.

The illustrations here show the two step procedure which I used. My normal rule is to do a little less with Photoshop than I think the image needs - but here I have deliberately given rather too much treatment, to show the effects more...

PHOTOSHOP How To: Toning down the Foilage