How Deep is your Love - I love the Orion area from IISAC2009 [Archive]

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 09:27 AM

I took this on the Friday night/well technically Saturday morning of ISSAC2009 and while it is only 2 hours worth of imaging it has given me a goal to get many more hours of this next month when it is in the sky for longer. taken with a modded canon 20D, canon f2.8 200mm L lens ISO 800 and a stack of 3 minute shots. Entirely processed in Pixinsight - only resized in photoshop for here. the sky conditions were challenging - a clear but boiling atmosphere made auto guiding a challenge. Scintillation saw my earlier efforts of Pleiades a waste of time.

i will be doing several "Sidonio's" (ok for those that done know - reprocessing:lol: ) of this;)
by the way - I processed this under Duress of Mike Sidonio, RB, Fred V and a few others watching over my shoulder - they were pretty quiet - i must have done something wrong LOL

toryglen-boy

19-10-2009, 09:30 AM

thats a nice image h0ughy, thanks for sharein'

:thumbsup:

jjjnettie

19-10-2009, 09:31 AM

You've got a bit of dust on your lens there Dave.;)
It's scattered all over the place.:lol:
Beaut image, so much detail....and look, you even captured the foal!!
Hope you had a great time over the weekend.

gbeal

19-10-2009, 09:36 AM

Very nice Mr Huff, I like it.
Gary

White Rabbit

19-10-2009, 10:14 AM

Thats a great shot, nice star colour.

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 10:14 AM

thanks

the foal? first time for me JJJ. Thanks i am glad you like it

thanks Mr Beal:)

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 10:20 AM

thanks - i was happy with that too

allan gould

19-10-2009, 10:24 AM

Thats one of your best David. Really like the scale.

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 10:38 AM

thanks Allan - get yourself a 200mm F2.8 fixed L lens mate;):D

gbeal

19-10-2009, 10:40 AM

Aye, T'is good to be trying a fixed camera lens. I am about to try one myself soon, had to go the medium format route though, given a CFW and CCD. Pentax 6x7 for me, a 200/4 and a 55/4. Nice work Dave.

strongmanmike

19-10-2009, 11:27 AM

Ok seeing you mentioned it, here is some more duress - a Sidonio of your image by...?..Sidonio :P

As I said at IISAC this is a great image as it is and you have picked up a lot of faint stuff in there :thumbsup:

I had a play with it though :whistle: but like I said to Doug, please trash it if ya dunna like it or doing this annoys you :D

Mike

Doomsayer

19-10-2009, 11:47 AM

Nice one Dave. Doesn't look like I disturbed you too much in my visits to your spot that night. There was a lot of banter from H's spot though - mostly from Mike & Fred et al, which added to the fun atmosphere of the event. The 6303 went very well over my way as it turns out.

cheers
guy

spacezebra

19-10-2009, 11:53 AM

Beautiful David, simply beautiful!

Cheers Petra d.

renormalised

19-10-2009, 11:59 AM

Nice shot Dave. Get a few more hours of exp' and it'll turn out a cracker!!:D:D

Dennis

19-10-2009, 12:11 PM

Lovely shot Dave and I like Mike’s reprocess too.

Cheers

Dennis

alan meehan

19-10-2009, 12:46 PM

lovely shot Dave just knew it was going to be a good one .the horsie looks great.please Mr Sidonio when you said you had a play what did you do ,it helps us mere mortals.
AL

telecasterguru

19-10-2009, 01:37 PM

David,

The image is looking good.

Frank

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 02:23 PM

- oh all hail the great one - Mike pretty please could you show me what you did - as i am sure there are many others who would like to know:D reprocess to your hearts content:D;)

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 02:42 PM

Yeah thanks for that Guy. had to be a victory in that weekend somehow. the show was a special event as well, many people pay huge amounts of money for slapstick standup comedy like that:D;)

thanks Petra

yep your right - next month give it another go

thanks Dennis

Thanks Al:thumbsup:

Thanks Frank - my first effort was literally processed on the spot after downloading, just to see what i had in the image. Will be a work in progress for me for some time to get it right.

DavidU

19-10-2009, 03:10 PM

Nice looking, wide and deep Dave. Excellent.:thumbsup:I love the micro horsy !

gregbradley

19-10-2009, 03:38 PM

That's a beauty Dave.

Shadows/hihglights tool in Photoshop with M42 area lasooed
or curves to get the core areas less overexposed does that.

Greg.

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 04:02 PM

Thanks Greg. I really appreciate the help. You turned up on Saturday just after i had processed the image for the first time. I enjoyed your talk - managed to stay awake;)

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 04:04 PM

thanks David - refering to a post earlier by JJJ i now know what the foal is.....

AlexN

19-10-2009, 06:55 PM

Awesome!

RobF

19-10-2009, 07:24 PM

Wow - that's very special special David - thanks for showing.

matt

19-10-2009, 07:38 PM

Nice job on the repro, Mike:thumbsup:

You've brought out plenty of detail in the neb, which was originally somewhat burnt out.

seeker372011

19-10-2009, 08:52 PM

top shot

sheeny

19-10-2009, 10:09 PM

I like it, Dave! Very nice indeed! Lots of detail and dust. I also like Mike's processing - it adds a bit more life to it.

Al.

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 10:30 PM

ah yes well i thought that Mike Added some extra herbs and spices to the mix - and a few tweaks, but i will leave that to him to describe his image processing prowess;) for me a mere mortal i will go down another path and see the result, reverse and follow the next one until i find the promise land:rofl:

h0ughy

19-10-2009, 10:35 PM

thanks Alex

no problems, thanks for the comment

ah yes it was but as i originally stated it was the first pass image to see what was possibly there, stay tuned.....

thanks

dpastern

19-10-2009, 10:40 PM

Dave - my humble apologies - I don't know how I missed this image, I swore I commented on this earlier. Excellent wide field image - plenty of dust, details and nice 'n' sharp with good tracking.

Dave

multiweb

19-10-2009, 10:52 PM

Very cool David. I definitely can feel the luv in this thread :lol:

Octane

19-10-2009, 11:39 PM

David,

This has come up quite spectacular.

Kudos to you. I saw how chuffed you were when you showed me on your screen, and rightly so. :)

Regards,
Humayun

Deeno

20-10-2009, 07:40 AM

Wow!
Spectacular

h0ughy

20-10-2009, 01:01 PM

thanks Marc - now all i need is the Autin powers theme music:rofl:

h0ughy

20-10-2009, 01:01 PM

thanks H

h0ughy

20-10-2009, 01:02 PM

thanks Deeno;)

Rick Petrie

20-10-2009, 05:59 PM

Great capture Dave. Love all the objects in the one field. Nice work.
Cheers Rick.:thumbsup:

h0ughy

20-10-2009, 06:42 PM

thanks Rick

i am currently looking at a repro at the moment

Hagar

20-10-2009, 09:16 PM

Very Nice David, You have captured loads of detail and you have a wonderful field of view in this image, well done.

h0ughy

20-10-2009, 09:45 PM

thanks Doug. I love this section of sky, so many different nebs and colours, this rates second after Rho oph area. I never dreamt of capturing a shot like this a few years ago, now i am only disappointed i didn't get more data. i should really compare it to my very first shot of this area, this is only the third time i have imaged it. (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment_browse.php?a=25768) this is a comparison of the development of having no skills whatsoever to the next rung up the ladder of having virtually no skills:lol: so its a progress from 2007 until 2009

jjjnettie

20-10-2009, 10:03 PM

LOL And I bet we all thought it was absolutely marvellous Dave. I cringe when I look back at what I've posted.
You've come a long way matey boy, imagine what you'll be showing us in 2 years time.

h0ughy

21-10-2009, 05:00 PM

LOL thanks

Well I had a rush of blood and in the absence of SHort exposure data and high resolution frames of the main areas, masking abilities and other image processing all i basically can do is push it to reveal all I can, yes orion is blown out, but i dont care - to me this looks more "natural" :rofl: ok maybe not but it shows the dust ;)

jjjnettie

21-10-2009, 05:53 PM

An awesome area of the sky eh Dave.
Love it.

h0ughy

21-10-2009, 11:08 PM

Thanks JJJ, i just love this part of the sky

22-10-2009, 10:36 AM

Mate I was gobsmacked when I saw this shot, I couldn't believe how much dust you captured in the shot.
Love the colours too mate, excellent work.

I'm going to check out this PixInSight app.

:thumbsup:

h0ughy

23-10-2009, 02:03 PM

hope you do, thanks RB for your input - BTW here is another repro:rofl:

I am slowly "sidonioing" myself to death

allan gould

23-10-2009, 02:47 PM

Time for a big mosaic, David ;)

Kal

23-10-2009, 04:06 PM

Fantastic shot David! BTW - I really like the 'natural look' as well. Both processing forms have their place, and for this shot I really feel it works.

Don't worry, you have a long way to go yet. If you post another repro next year then you should seek help :rofl:

strongmanmike

23-10-2009, 04:49 PM

Ah see Sidonioing is infectious huh? All that tight R's humbug in the past and now everyone is doing it :lol: viva la Sidonio (the process, not me :P)

Yes the dust is there but it is kinda dirty green/red :shrug: ...blue rules :D

Mike

strongmanmike

23-10-2009, 04:50 PM

OI! Andrew, I resemble that comment :mad2:

:lol:

h0ughy

23-10-2009, 05:22 PM

:eyepop: oh no i am only crawling ATM - nowhere near the league of Bert. The thought makes me tremble in fear:screwy:.

I am still in nappies for image processing:rofl:

h0ughy

23-10-2009, 05:23 PM

LOL might just do that when i have more image processing skills in the grey area

h0ughy

23-10-2009, 05:27 PM

LOL but it is dirt - with lots of Hydrogen surrounding it;)

I suppose it is processing to taste :P (and in my case ability:D). Like in the beer at - i am punching well above my weight with no idea:rofl: to be honest you can be too blue:whistle: but i need to work out how to get the correct blue:shrug:

h0ughy

16-02-2010, 06:41 PM

i sent my stacked file to a fellow pixinsight user over christmas - someone who knows his software and processing skills

http://www.harrysastroshed.com/pixinsighthomeinter.html warning large download of processing tutorial of my image
there is a lot to learn in that video......

Harryianpage

17-02-2010, 07:39 AM

Hi

I think you are overbigging me ;)

I know a little bit more than someone who knows nothing :question:

Harry

Harryianpage

19-02-2010, 06:45 AM

Hi David

Did you have another go at your image , or are you waiting to get some more data ;)

Harry

h0ughy

19-02-2010, 06:53 AM

following your lead;) i am having a repro:thanx:

h0ughy

19-02-2010, 06:50 PM

ok I had a lunchtime hack - will refine the process and learn the technique but i am slowly getting there - this is horrible but i know where i went wrong

h0ughy

20-02-2010, 11:58 PM

goodness me Mr Sidonio is running rampant again...........OK i couldn't help myself - another version - hopefully better. This is a sickness, fully processed in pixinsight, just one was saturated and one wasn't, and also some different tweaks undertaken. hope it is more acceptable?

strongmanmike

21-02-2010, 12:08 AM

We're not sick (well perhaps I am feeling just a little off? :question:) , they are! All those boring, leave it as it is, never bother to try and improve it boffins, bah! :screwy:

:lol:

Harryianpage

21-02-2010, 04:28 AM

Hi David

Nearley there , But I will hang onto my cigar for the final version:rofl:

Harry

h0ughy

21-02-2010, 07:59 AM

OK whats not right? What should i look to do?

h0ughy

26-02-2010, 03:11 PM

One may ask – how many bad repros can one person do – when I finish I will tell you - here is another oversaturated and probably overrated LOL. Its Friday, its cloudy and a full moon is near.