Eta Carina Nebula @ 400mm f5.6 / 405mins

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Not a criticism as such just an observation and personal preference. When adjusting curves etc in normal photography often people aim for the following bell shape (refer attached)


IMO this also should be applied somewhat to astro imaging however this does not preclude variables such as yours where it appears the white point has been stretched to obtain an aesthetically pleasing look

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Overall quite an impactful image Doug and it's always good to see a variation on the same'ol processing.

The quest for high contrast has probably flattened the fine details out a bit but that's a side effect of going for the big right hook

Mike

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

An impressive image Doug - definitely an eye full!! Maybe a teensy bit overdone though - I note a small amount of clipping at the bright end so as Mike says, you've probably lost a bit of fine detail.

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks for the comments chaps - appreciated, and yes after a Monday morning reflection I agree...very harsh on the eye this one - it does look clipped.
Obviously I have heaps of data to work with so hopefully I can work it out.
Cheers
Doug

[atalas]

Like Mike said Doug,high impact and bright!which is fine for displaying Ha shots.... well done on that mate.

When,you go to combine your color data you'll have to reprocess your Ha keeping brightness down(I'm assuming you'll want to create a Luminance/Ha) other wise you'll have a hell of a time with your color.

Doug,If you want to know more on "how to" no worries,just email me and I'll be happy to help out as much as I can!

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Thanks Louie - will probably take you up on that in the near future when I have another go at all the data I've got. And, you're spot on re combining that amount of Ha with the RGB I have - more Salmon than the John West factory!!
Thanks for the offer of help - much appreciated
Doug