Lagoon Nebula

[CoolhandJo]

I havn't posted for ages because I upgraded my rig.

This is the first image taken:

10 x 10min with Canon 350d (modded), EQ6 Pro mount, 8 inch Newt with mpcc, guded with ed80 and dsi iii pro (Calibrated darks, flats)

Pretty happy with rig so far...

High Res (7.5mb) here http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt21/coolhandjo/AIP-4-win-lagoon-redone-cor.jpg


Thanks for viewing

[multiweb]

That looks great Paul! :eyepop: Superb colors and details. Only thing you could improve on is masking the core but otherwise a top shot. Nice work. :thumbsup:

[DavidU]

Just what the doctor ordered.Nice one Paul.

[Hagar]

Very nice Paul. The background seems to have a bit of a blue cast and as Marc pointed out the core is a little burnt but focus, guiding and framing all look very good.
Well done.

[CoolhandJo]

Thanks Marc, DAvid, and Doug.

I have now fixed the core and fixed the colour. I hope you like the repo!
Thanks for the feedback - its the only way to fix these kind of things!

High Res Repo http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt21/coolhandjo/AIP-4-win-lagoon-REPO-final.jpg

Regards

[renormalised]

Nice shots, Doc:):)

[RobF]

Really nice one Paul

I don't know if you use the Shadows/Highlights function in Photoshop at all, but applying a bit of the highlights slider can help control blowouts in bright cores sometimes while you're bringing out the faint fuzzy edges....

[Screwdriverone]

Wow, That's very nice Paul,

Now I know what to shoot for, HEAPS of details there. Repro looks even better.

My efforts look black and white by comparison.

Nice.

Cheers

Chris

[Octane]

Dr. Paul,

Your second post of M8 looks like a yummy squishy fruity sweet thing. I just want to eat it.

Well done. : )

H

[luigi]

Fantastic, I find the colors and contrast perfect!
A stunning photo!

[CoolhandJo]

Cheers - Happy with the new Rig! (looking forward to getting another CCD real soon as I sold my DSI III Pro recently :( )



Thanks Rob . I will take that tip and use it next image. I repro the image using a mask (G blurr) to fix the core this time around.



Thanks Chris. It always amazes me how much detail you can capture with a DSLR! Definately long subs are the key (and modded helps a lot)



:rofl: Thanks



Luigi, thank you very much. I use "selective Colour" and "Match Colour" in Photoshop to bring out the right tones and contrast.

[CoolhandJo]

Felt like the stars needed less saturation and rounding so I tweaked it again!

Hope you like the tweak,,,.....

[dugnsuz]

Beautiful depth and colour in all of the images posted - nice tweak.
Doug