I've just started learning about software tools and processing raw image data from the weekend.
Here is the Cross from 9x30s exposures (+ one dark frame) at f/5.3 (IIRC), ISO 1600, 135mm Tamron lens, Nikon D3300. Pre-processed using dcraw, frames combined in DSS. DSS output further processed with Imagemagick and GIMP.
I am having a bit of trouble getting decent colour out of raw files. They don't look so bad (though still lacking a bit of lustre) after raw-to-tiff conversion but after DSS they either have very little colour or the colours are off, or there is a lot of hue noise.
I'm sure I'll figure it out in time but tips from experienced folks would be most welcome. Processing is definitely a steep learning curve.
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