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Old 22-08-2021, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese View Post
Just some minor observations though; whilst Topaz appears to sharpen data quite well, looking at the full res image it looks like it has over sharpened in some spots and looks blurred in others. I am not sure about this result. The medium res image looks very good though.
Thanks Paul, that's not a result of Topaz though, just some selective sharpening & blurring - similar shooting a portrait or food shot @ f2.8 - the focussed area retains clarity, and the less interesting surroundings fall away.

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My recommendation is to do an OIII run on this too and then use that data to complement the data you have already obtained.
Still a nice image.
Cheers, but there's 3.5 hrs O3 data used already, not sure what you mean by the above?^

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Another very nice image Andy �� -I am liking the natural narrowband palettes. Are you masking and balancing in a similar fashion to Eric Coles technique? Cheers, Mat
Thanks Matthew, whilst I'm aware of Eric's methods, this one was relatively "pure" processing, with some fine tuning of the pillars in the Lum to retain the considerable S2 detail.
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