flame neb

[blink138 (Pat)]

flame neb in orion, this is the first time i have seriously looked at this object and i do like it (the object) the pic is ok more info obviously would help naturally
25 lights 120s@1000, same darks and flats processed in dss only, i have PS but cannot get my head around it all
pat

[nebulosity. (Jo)]

Nice image there Pat Hope you don't mind, I did some photoshoping for you Looks like it's going to turn out great with the extra data.

Jo

[blink138 (Pat)]

nice one jo........ that certainly does look better to me actually!
i must see if i can get another couple of hours on this and practice on the photo shop
pat

[RickS (Rick)]

Looks good, Pat. A bit more data and some practice at processing and you'll have a great result.

[blink138 (Pat)]

thanks too rick......... i have played around in PS but the problem is i do not know where to start
if i put the raw DSS into PS i cannot get a decent dark background
i have tried some of the you tube tutes but i still get a little lost!
onward and upward i suppose ha ha!
pat
by the way would really like to know what jo did to tease out the extra details there

[nebulosity. (Jo)]

Originally Posted by blink138

by the way would really like to know what jo did to tease out the extra details there

First I turned down the saturation of the green channel (to get rid of the green cast) and a little on the red as well. Then I lowered the black point (lightens the image a bit so that the corners aren't black) and then brushed a bit of contrast in the middle to even it out (the middle was brighter than the edges) and then added a bit of definition to bring out some more details.

So really all I did was try and get rid of the green cast, try and fix the vignetting, and bring out a few more details.

Hope this helps.

Jo

[blink138 (Pat)]

thanks again jo i might give that a go and see if i can obtain a similar result as yourself..... thanks for the starting point!
pat

[alpal]

Originally Posted by blink138

thanks too rick......... i have played around in PS but the problem is i do not know where to start
if i put the raw DSS into PS i cannot get a decent dark background
i have tried some of the you tube tutes but i still get a little lost!
onward and upward i suppose ha ha!
pat
by the way would really like to know what jo did to tease out the extra details there

Hi Pat,
good work.
Your data would look much better with some more processing.
see here for all of Louie's videos - they got me started:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5b6pFHBGe66vsuSaXb-0A


cheers
Allan

[blink138 (Pat)]

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Pat,
good work.
Your data would look much better with some more processing.
see here for all of Louie's videos - they got me started:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5b6pFHBGe66vsuSaXb-0A


cheers
Allan

nice one allan i will have a good look at them
pat