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Originally Posted by Anth10
Imme,
Another fine capture! I think this turned out splendidly well and you should just hold your chin up high and be proud of a great Astro shot!
This image deserves more kudos - keep up your good work and hope your doing well mate!
Cheers
Anth
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Thanks anth....all’s good up my way. You and mick should drop up again some time.....maybe without the snow (well, nearly snowed!)
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Originally Posted by irwjager
Bit late to the party, but sheesh... that's a great image! I wouldn't change a thing if it were mine...
If you haven't done so though, definitely check out StarTools 1.6, as it comes loaded with new dedicated narrowband functionality, enhancements and presets, building on the Compose module/mode introduced in 1.5. If you're not familiar with that - it processes chrominance (colour) and luminance (detail) separately, yet simultaneously (not in sequence as necessary in PS/PI!), to the benefit of signal fidelity and workflow. In terms of workflow, processing complex narrowband composites is now almost as easy as processing data from a DSLR or OSC.
In 1.6, once you hit the Color module, you can now choose from a huge list of popular narrowband blends and renditions with a single click ("Matrix" parameter). The golden yellows, oranges, etc. should all be there. E.g. no need to manually re-composite or re-weight channels if you changed your mind on the blend - it's all done for you by the engine on the fly. No "illegal" independent non-linear channel stretching (causing local misrepresentation of emission prevalence) is used either. And if you really, really hate green in your narrowband images, there is a dedicated green suppression slider now. 
And, lastly, if you haven't done so also check out the Entropy module, which was designed for intuitive narrow band detail manipulation (also works well for Ha in the visual spectrum).
New in-app help should have you covered, but any trouble, questions (about NB processing or otherwise), do feel free to send me a PM or email. Clear skies! |
Thanks Ivo.....I actually downloaded 1.6 the other day and am working on a new version of this....which I actually think is significantly better that this process. Cheers for a great program.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
A very detailed image and clever framing.
Greg.
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Thanks Greg....you can thank strongmanmike for the framing idea....stole it from him!!!
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Originally Posted by Placidus
This is another image where the thumbnail keeps catching my eye.
One of the highlights of the year.
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Absolutely humbled by this comment......encouragement like this builds such confidence.
On a broader note and probably advice to those people like me who nit pick their own work.
WE need to stop being so self critical.....I honestly was not (and to a point am still not) happy with this shot but you guys as a community have really made me have a look at myself and question what the issue was/is.
We can always do better, there’s no doubt about that, but I think we need to (well I need to) be more open to failure, or should I say more open to critique.
Thanks everyone.....I honestly appreciate the feedback and positive comments.