I thought it was about time I re-attempted the Horsehead after a wowefully unsuccessful first attempt about a year or so back.
I'm stoked to have finally captured a likeness of the little beast from my back yard in Melb, but am a little stumped by the "streakiness" in the image ... maybe light pollution?
Captured on Jan 9th through ED80 with 450D ... before the moon arrived.
93 minutes of data (31 x 3min) at ISO 800.
Followed my usual processing approach with Photoshop...
- levels/curves/colour balance
- a few Noel Carboni Photoshop actions (less crunchy, noise reduc, lighten DSO & dimmer stars)
- brightness & contrast
Would welcome any tips from more experienced folks on how to improve, especially with the processing.
Jeff