LMC Wide Field 200mm, f4 - 26.11.08

[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Thats a ripper Doug!

My Gauge of a top widefield shot is how long I spend looking around the image on full screen. Not very technical, I know, but on the scale of 1-5 mins, that rates a 4 from me.

Awesome!

More please sir!

Cheers

Chris

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by dugnsuz

I may have to frame this thread as I'm getting so many kind comments from imagers whose work I admire
Oh my swollen ego!!!
Cheers all.
Doug

We're just trying to boost our post count Doug.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by RB

We're just trying to boost our post count Doug.

"POP" - my bubble is well and truly burst Andrew!!!

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Screwdriverone

Thats a ripper Doug!

My Gauge of a top widefield shot is how long I spend looking around the image on full screen. Not very technical, I know, but on the scale of 1-5 mins, that rates a 4 from me.

Awesome!

More please sir!

Cheers

Chris

Thanks Chris - wasn't too sure about the high res version, thought it might need to be scaled down a bit to hide my crappy processing methods!!
Doug

[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Nothing crappy about that as far as I can see, another awesome image.

Thanks for replying to my comment too, I admit I thought I might have been on global ignore or something, just checked some comments I made recently and it seemed I had been totally skipped over in most replies, to the point it seemed I didnt even comment? Anyway, when I clicked on your post I knew all would be right as I actually stopped and thought...."If anyone is going to reply, its going to be Doug." and there ya go.

All is right with the world again. Thanks for acknowledging your legions of fans, its always appreciated at this end.

Cheers again

Chris.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Screwdriverone

All is right with the world again. Thanks for acknowledging your legions of fans, its always appreciated at this end.

[avandonk]

Ever since I was a young lad in the fifties, images of wide fields of the sky were my major endeavour. Doug is doing allright. The more doing this arcane art the better!

Bert

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by avandonk

Ever since I was a young lad in the fifties, images of wide fields of the sky were my major endeavour. Doug is doing allright. The more doing this arcane art the better!

Bert

Thankyou Bert.

[bluescope]

Looks great Doug ... I just moved to my dark sky home a few days ago and the first night was crystal clear, the SMC and LMC were so bright I could hardly believe my eyes ..... needless to say the rest of the sky was gobsmacking as well but if I can get a wide field view as good as yours I will be very happy. I also have a Canon FD 70-210mm F4 lens that I can use with my 350D or my ST2000XCM .... just got to finish unpacking and get setup for imaging .... we have some more fine weather coming up in a couple of days so maybe then.

Cheers !

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by bluescope

Looks great Doug ... I just moved to my dark sky home a few days ago and the first night was crystal clear, the SMC and LMC were so bright I could hardly believe my eyes ..... needless to say the rest of the sky was gobsmacking as well but if I can get a wide field view as good as yours I will be very happy. I also have a Canon FD 70-210mm F4 lens that I can use with my 350D or my ST2000XCM .... just got to finish unpacking and get setup for imaging .... we have some more fine weather coming up in a couple of days so maybe then.

Cheers !

Cheers Steve,
I'm sure you'll put your dark skies to very good use!
The lens and ST2000 combo sounds amazing - turn that on the LMC and you'll blow my effort out of the water!!!
All the best
Doug

[gregbradley]

Excellent image. Seems to me to have a slight red bias still.

Those modded DSLR cams need a good whipping with the red curves/levels/histogram to tame them.

Greg.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Excellent image. Seems to me to have a slight red bias still.

Those modded DSLR cams need a good whipping with the red curves/levels/histogram to tame them.

Greg.

Cheers Greg,
I like Red!!

[gregbradley]

Fair enough!

Greg.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Fair enough!

Greg.

I find that my Baader BCF filter on the 40D lets less red through than the Hutech modded cameras though.
Doug

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by dugnsuz

I find that my Baader BCF filter on the 40D lets less red through than the Hutech modded cameras though.
Doug

What's a BCF filter?

When I imaged with a modded 20D I liked the custom white balance function set using a midday sunny shot of an 18% photographic grey card (about $20 at a Photo shop) as the basis.

A lot of the colour correction was done automatically then. Saved time in processing and time at the red curves/levels/histogram part of Photoshop.

Greg.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

What's a BCF filter?

Greg.

It's the replacement UV/IR cut filter put in by Peter Tan for my 40D mod.

I must try the CWB method - see if there's a great deal of difference between that and AWB.
Cheers
Doug

[Lester]

Fantastic image Doug. At last I have got fast internet with large down load compared to the past; so I could look at the hi-res image and that was a definate WOW.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Lester

Fantastic image Doug. At last I have got fast internet with large down load compared to the past; so I could look at the hi-res image and that was a definate WOW.

Thanks Lester - Broadband Godamn!!!!!
All the best
Doug

[2020BC (Bill Christie)]

Excellent shot.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by 2020BC

Excellent shot.

Cheers Bill - I'm going to try out my recently acquired 50mm f1.8 MkI lens soon, as you're the expert with that particular lens, what f stop do you recommend? I want to try and get Barnards loop in/around Orion.
Cheers
Doug