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Old 06-07-2011, 08:21 PM
Hagar (Doug)
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Very nice Peter. But big and green again. There is a lot you can do with this image to step it up to another level. I just had a bit of a play with sharpening and it responds very well.
Try copying the background layer in PShop and sharpen it quite hard, add a hide all layer mask and paint in the areas you want to highlight with the brush tool. Add a gaussian blur just wide enough to blur the edges and vary the opacity to your taste. By painting in the dark areas and the very bright and detailed areas you only sharpen the highlights and don't destroy the stars, this does lift the 3D effect quite some.

It is nice how it is but with nice data like this it is well worth the effort.

Now what about some RGB while the moon is low.
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