Lagoon triffid and friends from Duckadang

h0ughy (David) · #1 01-09-2009, 10:40 PM

This image was taken one evening at Qld astrofest 2009. it was taken with the modded 20D and canon 135mm Lens ISO 800 F3.5. . I really believe that i should have had more time on this to do it justice - and someone better than me to process it.Tto process i used DSS, then into pixinsight then into photoshop to save for the web.

Anyway i hope its OK

firstlight (Tony) · #2 01-09-2009, 11:20 PM

Very nice David. I think you did a pretty good job of the image, stack, and process.

h0ughy (David) · #3 01-09-2009, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by firstlight

Very nice David. I think you did a pretty good job of the image, stack, and process.

thanks tony

strongmanmike (Michael) · #4 01-09-2009, 11:53 PM

Very nice mate, duckadang duckadoo

Mike

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #5 02-09-2009, 12:58 AM

You've done a great job on it David.

h0ughy (David) · #6 02-09-2009, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Very nice mate, duckadang duckadoo

Mike

thanks Mike i appreciate the encouragement

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

You've done a great job on it David.

Thanks JJJ - it was really hard to process - and i can see many a repro on this to get it right

batema (Mark) · #7 02-09-2009, 06:32 PM

That looks great. Lots of images coming from Duckadang. keep them coming.

Mark

h0ughy (David) · #8 02-09-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by batema

That looks great. Lots of images coming from Duckadang. keep them coming.

Mark

thanks

mick pinner · #9 02-09-2009, 08:44 PM

how much imaging time on the shot David?

h0ughy (David) · #10 02-09-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mick pinner

how much imaging time on the shot David?

135min ISO800, f3.5 135mm L lens

tornado33 · #11 03-09-2009, 12:39 PM

Nice and deep there. well done.
Scott

Hagar (Doug) · #12 03-09-2009, 07:27 PM

Really nice David. I am sorry but I couldn't help myself. Just an adjustment of the histogram and an adjustment of shadows and highlights. Hard to crunch it back down to 200KB but here it is.

Sorry again David.

RB (Andrew) · #13 05-09-2009, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by h0ughy

135min ISO800, f3.5 135mm L lens

A minute per millimetre, hmm, taking it slow I see.

Very nice fov David, with good detail.
As Scott said it's nice and deep, your histogram is well shaped.
Just need to adjust the black point a little to increase the contrast.

In PS go into Levels and move your black point up to around 45 and see what you think.
I like to leave a little room at the start of the curve so it doesn't seem to look like it's clipped.

Got to love that 135mm L hah mate !!

Octane (Humayun) · #14 06-09-2009, 12:21 AM

David,

It's always a fun challenge trying to process such widefields where you have so much dynamic range to conquer.

You've done well. Now, show us some more.

Regards,
Humayun