M17 - 20D (M) and ED80

[[1ponders]]

M17 - ED80, Canon 20D (M), WOII FR. 5/5min@ISO800 ICNR. Aligned and stacked in IP, processing in PS (CS2).

A tricky one this one as there is so much gas and dust around it it is not easy to find a piece of clear sky to set the background levels too :P

[dugnsuz]

Very nice image Paul - highlights the potential of the modded DSLR well.
Do you see a big difference in processing the modded pics?
Doug

[Lester]

Very nice image Paul.

[Alchemy]

Nice and tight , good to have clear skies .... hmmm not here , oh well i can check out your pics, ........ any more?

[[1ponders]]

Thanks guys.

The processing is much the same Doug except for the colour balancing. But I've gone back to the Astrophotographers bible (Photoshop Astronomy) and picked up a few good ideas from there. Nothing too fancy though :P

Thanks Lester.

I hope to have a few more to process this weekend. I'm just setting up atm. Sky's lookin' pretty good atm. :thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

well done mr ponders. i look forward to some others soon

[acropolite]

Nice depth, I imagine it would look even better in high res.:thumbsup:

[iceman]

Nice one, Paul. Doesn't look much like a swan with all that extra nebulosity :)
Processing looks good!

[strongmanmike]

Lovely image and I like the square FOV :thumbsup:

Mike

[jase]

Great work Paul. Histograms look clean and balanced. Well done.

[[1ponders]]

Thanks all for the positive feedback. It's nice to know I'm headed in the right direction. :thumbsup:

[Matty P]

Great work Paul.

Looks like you have been getting a lot of clear skies lately.

Well done.