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Topic: Scorp sagit wide under 1/2 moon  (Read 72 times)

dannat
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« on: July 19, 2010, 09:32:43 PM »
the moon was out tonight but it has been first clear night here in a while
this is just 3 frames stacked, each 1 min jpeg taken with 17mm lens with oly e-p1 set at f3.2

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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2010, 09:55:57 PM »
Nice image there 
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2010, 09:22:05 AM »
Nice work Daniel!   You can see the influence of the moonlight, but imagine what you'll get on a dark night!
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2010, 10:10:07 AM »
Maybe some curves work just to hide that moonlight would be good. Detail looks pretty good, any chance of a larger image?
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2010, 08:09:11 PM »
here is another processed image - much better to my eyes, (after taking some of the processing advice in my other thread

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« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2010, 07:36:50 PM »
Nice one Daniel.  Larger would be better, or are there some artifacts you are concealing with the small size?
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« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2010, 08:40:54 PM »
no lester just keeping it small for posting
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« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2010, 08:46:42 PM »
Well in that case would love to see a larger image, the FOV really shows the Milky Way well with one shot.
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« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2010, 08:51:47 AM »
Dan, try doing a medium contrast curves on the image. It will liven it up a little.
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« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2010, 12:41:47 PM »
thanks paul - i also re-adjusted the midtone highlight & contrast - has bought down the moon rays darkened background but kept the MW ok

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« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2010, 09:20:12 PM »
Yeah I like this better. Maybe just work the blue out a little and then you have one for the pool room mate. I really like the MW colour in the latest version.
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