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Originally Posted by RickS
They are certainly something, Murray  One suggestion: I think they might look a little better if you turned down the noise reduction a little and left them just slightly gritty?
Cheers,
Rick. |
Thanks Rick. You are probably right. I made use of PI masks (you taught me that) to minimize noise reduction on the bright central parts, and maximize noise reduction on the faintest parts. I also applied stronger detail-enhancing transformations to the brightest central nebulosity. My thinking was reminiscent of classical portraiture photography which makes use of a narrow depth of field to blur everything except the main human subject.
Perhaps I might produce a better image if I applied stronger enhancement to the faint nebulosity as well. Grain or noise is not necessarily a defect in terrestrial photography. Perhaps one day producing grainy astro-images will become the fashion.