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@alpine lava , @west flame Here da stack - 2.5hrs of Lagoon using my l-eNhance and Z61 shot on a modified 450D
I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eTn5ilWAT_EMwXEVQE7cQBfZNyq3zMRB/view?usp=drive_link
lemme get the link rq lol
ight here
alpine lava
Thanks, ill give it a go tmr
grim citrus
yours is much better
west flame
<@767017817978830859> , <@593861738521165843> Here da stack - 2.5hrs of Lagoon u...
wow you really pushed this data to the limits
i tried to keep it simple
rugged nymph
@errant comet Some parts of my process look pretty bad ngl XD but was fun data! thanks for sharing (:
errant comet
wow you really pushed this data to the limits
You can say that again. My data is always screaming when I get done with it 
errant comet
yours is much better
Nice! Like the detail you got in the core!
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i tried to keep it simple
Like it! Stars are nice and small. I need to work on my shrinking methods.
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<@451020154290307072> Some parts of my process look pretty bad ngl XD but was fu...
Ooo like the colors, sick stuff!
restive bane
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Nice! Like the reds!
dawn vine
Is this a photograph or was this data processed and edited?
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Uhh this is the original data without processing so you can process it yourself
It is a photograph
The above images are people's rendition of the data
timid magnet
To be clear, processing is not faking the photograph, all of this is real. Processing involves basic steps to improve the image. You don't add anything that wasn't already there in processing, you are only enhancing the data that exists
For example, we color calibrate our images to have accurate colors to the true nebula. We stretch/brighten the image, to reveal the nebula and stars inside. We can saturate to bring out colors, and play with the histogram to add contrast between space and the nebula. Sharpen to add clarity to fine detail.
None of that is modifying the data, or what is already there. It's still all real, but the way we process enhances the image.
And, this is kind of the art aspect of Astrophotography. Deciding how your image should feel and look through processing.
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Excellent explanation
timid magnet
Bit rusty but here was my version @errant comet
Did want to push saturation a bit more, though Trifid would appear oversaturated when Lagoon was saturated right
errant comet
Noice!
rare vigil
fleet spoke
eh i gave it a go, could have done much better but i'm not known for good processing
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Not bad, well balanced. Not too overdone.
fleet spoke
Not bad, well balanced. Not too overdone.
any advice?
errant comet
the only thing that stands out to me is the dust spot which you can use GIMP or photoshop's clone stamp (theres other tools that can do it as well) to remove them
fleet spoke
Alright then, thank you very much
woven summit
willow cosmos
