Lagoon Nebula

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

I havn't posted for ages because I upgraded my rig.

This is the first image taken:

10 x 10min with Canon 350d (modded), EQ6 Pro mount, 8 inch Newt with mpcc, guded with ed80 and dsi iii pro (Calibrated darks, flats)

Pretty happy with rig so far...

High Res (7.5mb) here http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/t...redone-cor.jpg


Thanks for viewing

[multiweb (Marc)]

That looks great Paul! Superb colors and details. Only thing you could improve on is masking the core but otherwise a top shot. Nice work.

[DavidU (Dave)]

Just what the doctor ordered.Nice one Paul.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice Paul. The background seems to have a bit of a blue cast and as Marc pointed out the core is a little burnt but focus, guiding and framing all look very good.
Well done.

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

Thanks Marc, DAvid, and Doug.

I have now fixed the core and fixed the colour. I hope you like the repo!
Thanks for the feedback - its the only way to fix these kind of things!

High Res Repo http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/t...REPO-final.jpg

Regards

[renormalised (Carl)]

Nice shots, Doc

[RobF (Rob)]

Really nice one Paul

I don't know if you use the Shadows/Highlights function in Photoshop at all, but applying a bit of the highlights slider can help control blowouts in bright cores sometimes while you're bringing out the faint fuzzy edges....

[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Wow, That's very nice Paul,

Now I know what to shoot for, HEAPS of details there. Repro looks even better.

My efforts look black and white by comparison.

Nice.

Cheers

Chris

[Octane (Humayun)]

Dr. Paul,

Your second post of M8 looks like a yummy squishy fruity sweet thing. I just want to eat it.

Well done. : )

H

[luigi]

Fantastic, I find the colors and contrast perfect!
A stunning photo!

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

Nice shots, Doc

Cheers - Happy with the new Rig! (looking forward to getting another CCD real soon as I sold my DSI III Pro recently )

Really nice one Paul

I don't know if you use the Shadows/Highlights function in Photoshop at all, but applying a bit of the highlights slider can help control blowouts in bright cores sometimes while you're bringing out the faint fuzzy edges....

Thanks Rob . I will take that tip and use it next image. I repro the image using a mask (G blurr) to fix the core this time around.

Wow, That's very nice Paul,

Now I know what to shoot for, HEAPS of details there. Repro looks even better.

My efforts look black and white by comparison.

Nice.

Cheers

Chris

Thanks Chris. It always amazes me how much detail you can capture with a DSLR! Definately long subs are the key (and modded helps a lot)

Dr. Paul,

Your second post of M8 looks like a yummy squishy fruity sweet thing. I just want to eat it.

Well done. : )

H

Thanks

Fantastic, I find the colors and contrast perfect!
A stunning photo!

Luigi, thank you very much. I use "selective Colour" and "Match Colour" in Photoshop to bring out the right tones and contrast.

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

Felt like the stars needed less saturation and rounding so I tweaked it again!

Hope you like the tweak,,,.....

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Beautiful depth and colour in all of the images posted - nice tweak.
Doug