Thanks all for taking the time to comment. It is much appreciated.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
A fabulous image of my favourite part of the Southern Sky. Yes that is the most dense and most interesting area of the Vela SNR.
Superb.
Greg.
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Thanks Greg. Hunting around for the right spot was a bit difficult. Neither the Sky6 or Skyx has an image of the area on file. That made it a bit hit and miss. Only an hour to find the right spot though.
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Originally Posted by SimmoW
What mike said! so complex, and it's really 3D in presence.
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I think narrow band gives the most chance for creating that 3D look. However, enhancing the luminance of an image certainly helps give the appearance of three dimensionality.
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Originally Posted by Hagar
The colour balance while quite gaudy is fitting for the image detail and in your face appearance.
Very nice job Paul.
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Sort of dealers choice on the gaudy, but I get your point Doug. Finding that balance to get an acceptable result is certainly difficult.
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Originally Posted by RickS
Lovely image, Paul, but as I mentioned elsewhere you really should attach an ICC Profile to the image so that those of us with calibrated screens and colour managed software can see it in the colours you intended 
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Apologies Rick, I have now sorted that out. I keep forgetting each time I save to check that box. You should find the uploaded image has the profile now.
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Originally Posted by DJScotty
That's a beautiful shot Paul. As Slavomir said, the patience to collect lots of data pays off. And on the subject of collecting lots of data, may I inquire as to how many cloudy or unfavourable nights you get down there in Clayton's Bay? I am assuming not many from the sheer amount of data that is collected for your images... |
Actually, Clayton does get its fair share of cloudy nights. This imaging run began on 29th of December. It was a run of 15 nights. Some nights I picked up 5 hours and some nights only 1 sub. The boys at Arkaroola have a much better strike rate than I do as that site has a dryer climate and less nights affected by cloud coming off the ocean. SA being the driest State in Australia certainly produces less cloud, though this year has had quite a few cool days brought on by cloud.