Here's some Photo shop trickery to bring out HA regions while leaving the cyans in this 4 panel mosaic with an unmodded Canon 1100D.
I think it's all in the right spots.
Anyway it was good fun to do, chipped away at over the past month.
7 x 8 minute subs per panel, at ISO 1600, 4panels at f/6 220mm standard 80 to 300mm kit lens.
Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker .Processed in PS Cs2.
I can't see the trickery so good job! I remember when I first moved here 34 years ago I could see the LMC easy by eye, now I can barely see it and it's not just my eyes.
What really intrigues me is the different colours you get in the LMC compared to our own galactic nebula.
I wonder if someone has an explanation???
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Originally Posted by cometcatcher
I can't see the trickery so good job! I remember when I first moved here 34 years ago I could see the LMC easy by eye, now I can barely see it and it's not just my eyes.
Thanks Kevin!
Light pollution sucks!!
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Nicely composed wide field Justin. And; it looks like everyone is doing this region at the moment. Well not everyone but it is a popular area.
Thanks Paul!
Yep, I've been following your LMC nebula images, great colour and resolution.
I've a two panel mosaic of the same area which I'll post later.
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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Beautiful Justin, well done
Thanks Dunk!
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Originally Posted by atalas
Love the LMC !great work Justin.
Thanks Louie!
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Originally Posted by RickS
Great mosaic'ing, Justin!
Thanks Rick!
I must admit mosaics are a lot easier now with programmes like ICE, don't know if I would have the patience to do it Photo shop.
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Originally Posted by alpal
Hi Justin,
Very nice,
I wonder what it would look like if you split the channels -
then swapped blue & red - then recombined?
cheers
Allan
Thanks Allan!
That's a good idea!
Must try that out, wonder if anyone else has done that
Originally Posted by alpal Hi Justin,
Very nice,
I wonder what it would look like if you split the channels -
then swapped blue & red - then recombined?
cheers
Allan
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Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne
Thanks Allan!
That's a good idea!
Must try that out, wonder if anyone else has done that
Yes - you might not need the
"Photo shop trickery to bring out HA regions" if you do that.
I've seen it done before on the LMC with DSLR data.
I think there is something about the Bayer matrix on a DSLR that causes problems with colours on the LMC & SMC.
Your "magic tricks" are producing better and better looking photos.
Ross.
Thanks Ross!
Nothing like tarting up the image.
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Originally Posted by alpal
Yes - you might not need the
"Photo shop trickery to bring out HA regions" if you do that.
I've seen it done before on the LMC with DSLR data.
I think there is something about the Bayer matrix on a DSLR that causes problems with colours on the LMC & SMC.