Nice one again Mike. Great colour and detail. I would think about turning up the local contrast just a bit to highlight those lower contrast regions just a bit more but of course narrowband is all personal preference.
Cheers
Steve
Cheers Steve, yeah Marcus said something similar and I did tweak it as a result, just wanted a less contrasty, more tenuous gaseous look I think?
I decided to utilise some of my data taken on this field back in early 2011 using the big FLI 16803 chip.
Even though it is the same scope, the latest data is much higher resolution than the old data because my site is much better now (Newcastle skies were poor seeing all the time compard to Canberra) and my image scale is twice as fine with the current Starlightxpress camera. So blending the two data sets in a natural way was indeed quite tricky and while I improved my processing on my 2011 data I also had to sacrifice a little of the latest data resolution in order to keep the blend looking natural.
I like this new version - a lot.
It really delivers on all fronts, colour, detail, FOV etc.
Wasn't a fan of the original post. There was a strange softness, almost a posterized look but that's all gone in this new version.
The star colours look much nicer too imo
Must have been tricky merging the two data sets but it looks like it was well worth it
I like this new version - a lot.
It really delivers on all fronts, colour, detail, FOV etc.
Wasn't a fan of the original post. There was a strange softness, almost a posterized look but that's all gone in this new version.
The star colours look much nicer too imo
Must have been tricky merging the two data sets but it looks like it was well worth it
Cheers Andy
Funnily enough ...I prefer the original I think the processing is better and more natural and it was this softness, that I think you are referring to?..that I liked about the image , the resolution is better too...can't really see any posterizing..? Certainly the latest FOV fits the full prawn in...but it's more of a Scampi though
Wow - looks awesome! Colours of the narrow band palate look great! Well done.
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Originally Posted by Rex
Stunning image Mike! Sharp and colourful! my two favorite things.
Cheers men the conditions were reasonably favourable for the latest narrow field higher res data set but they were rather crappy for the old 2011 set but with a little manipulation the combine came together ok I guess.
...I prefer the original 
, the resolution is better too...can't really see any posterizing..? Certainly the latest FOV fits the full prawn in...but it's more of a Scampi though 
Colours of the narrow band palate look great! Well done. 
but with a little manipulation the combine came together ok I guess.
