Set and forget caught that damn running man

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

Well me and the running man have always been trying to catch each other... Our little love affair started back in 2009 at a dark sky site, my scope was plauged with problems, guiding was up the duff nothing would work and the best i could get out of bertha was like a stream with a trickle. Come the season 2010 well.. i didn't get around to it untill it was just about to set over the green house that and lights on let him away again... Well i got him this time and to boot while i was ZZZZing away in my comfortable Queen size bed haaaaha!

So here it is;

90:50:50:50 4hrs total LRGB 10:5:5:5 min subs L @ 1x1 RGB at 2x2
No darks, bias, flats as this was only a testing session!

http://brendanmitchell.net/wp-conten...nning-man-.jpg

I know there are a few little whooopsys with the image that ill get around to fixing like the slightly off key spider vanes grrr

Hope you all enjoy
Brendan

[TrevorW]

Nice one Brendan

[spearo (Frank)]

nice
and while you sleep! Cant argue with that
love the red giants throughout the image
very cool
frank

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

Thanks trev

Frank i dont know if they are red giants more a combination of the dust and QHY standard filters

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Top shot Brendo great scale and nicely processed.

MIke

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

That's definitely a nice Running Man

Cheers

Steve

[LightningNZ (Cam)]

Really nice shot! It's smooth textured without looking over-processed. Very nice subtle colours too.

Cheers,
Cam

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Top shot Brendo great scale and nicely processed.

MIke

Thanks mike I think soon ill be pushing the limits of the 10" mirror in respects to it is consistantly pushing out decent data. I still want to optimise the OTA a bit more but there is only a little bit left to do in this area.

Originally Posted by Stevec35

That's definitely a nice Running Man

Cheers

Steve

Thanks steve glad you liked

Originally Posted by LightningNZ

Really nice shot! It's smooth textured without looking over-processed. Very nice subtle colours too.

Cheers,
Cam

4hrs of data cam make for a nice over all smooth image. To the point that i havn't actually smoothed the image at all. when you get data like this it makes it really easy to push selective sharpening quite a fair way as you don't have to worry about sharpending and highlighting noise!

I do think the short colour subs lack the punch to really bring out the running man properly. never know i might put another 4hrs in 10 min subs bin 1x1 to see how much difference it makes!

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

I wasn't so happy with the flatness of the image so i restacked re tweaked and squeezed it a little bit more for some vibrancy and detail.

http://brendanmitchell.net/wp-conten...C-1977-V2-.jpg

Brendan

[Ross G]

A great photo Brendan.

Excellent quality.

Ross.

[Alchemy (Clive)]

Actually prefer the first, very nice image overall, can't see any issue with the diffraction spikes, and focus is super sharp. The second looks a bit overdone after seeing the first.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

I like the second, a little more detail brighter image also, nicely processed.

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

A great photo Brendan.

Excellent quality.

Ross.

Thanks Ross

Originally Posted by Alchemy

Actually prefer the first, very nice image overall, can't see any issue with the diffraction spikes, and focus is super sharp. The second looks a bit overdone after seeing the first.

Hi clive, i found the image kind of flat the first time, but different monitors show the image differently. Mine is a colour calibrated monitor which helps things quite alot in getting the colour more natural and on my screen it looks fine but hey different horse's for courses.

Originally Posted by Astroman

I like the second, a little more detail brighter image also, nicely processed.

Thanks Astroman

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very cool shot. Excellent guiding.

[RobF (Rob)]

Great stuff Brendan - 2nd one is most to my taste. Expecting to see more now!

[midnight (Darrin)]

Very well presented Brendan and I certainly enjoyed it. I like a lot of your work and enjoy reading the details and tech info & tips you share with us.

I still have a long way to go.

Cheers,
Darrin...

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

Originally Posted by RobF

Great stuff Brendan - 2nd one is most to my taste. Expecting to see more now!

Thanks Rob, like i said i like its vibrancy alot better as the initial one was looking a little bit lifeless to me. If the weather co operates ill be heading 3hrs south east of perth for 2-3 days!

Originally Posted by midnight

Very well presented Brendan and I certainly enjoyed it. I like a lot of your work and enjoy reading the details and tech info & tips you share with us.

Im glad you enjoyed the image Darrin, and im happy to give you guys as much info as i can afterall that is what this is all about isnt it?

Brendan

[astronobob (Bob)]

Very smooth work and looking so natural Brendan.
Some how the faint dust in the lower area give a sence of being right there in a spaceship, Lol , coool Image !

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

Glad you enjoyed it Bob. Hopefully next week ill have 2 or 3 images to post up as im heading into the wilderness for 3 days tonight.

Brendan