Perkil8r Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) Now a stack of: 110 x 15 sec, 112 x 60 sec, 112 x 100 sec all at 800 ISO. Camera Canon 350d Modded and CLS clip filter (still on loan from Steve aka Ibbo) Scope St80. Mount EQ5 unguided. Stacking DSS, Processing in PS5 I have used layers and masks to preserve some of the core detail and added false luminence using LAB colour and sharpening. Compared to the last image I feel this is an improvement, and is encouraging to see what I can achieve with 2nd rate equipment and a lot of patience. It makes staying out till 4am in temperatures below freezing almost worthwhile. I think it's fair to say, I am hooked! Orion's Sword take 2 by Perkil8r, on Flickr Edited November 14, 2012 by Perkil8r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DN18 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Excellent image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 mmmmm mike not sure bout this one, but i am no expert LOL It just looks a bit, I dunno what it is but I think i prefer the original one for colour etc, but this one has more detail. All in eye of the beholder i suppose. But well done yes it shows what you can achieve :-) Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Wow, great detail in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsR Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Well done Mike, running man looks awesome in this one too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Well done Mike, not sure about 4am though! ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Fantastic Mike, the detail and colour in there is awesome, a very professional looking picture. Bet you are well pleased with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) I'll try again getting much better with more data I would try a layer median blur about 2% and blend it in or a Gaussian blur of about 0.3 just to smooth the background and take the harshness off the sharpened stars or try a trial of Noise Ninja or Neat Image to reduce noise but be careful they are powerful tools Edited November 12, 2012 by Ibbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Perkil8r Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Had a quick play with smoothing. Duplicated image, applied noise reduction median 3px twice then make layer soft light and reduce fill to 85% orionsword101112a by Perkil8r, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 With the running man clearly on show and the trapezium beginning to show detail this is very impressive Mike - and I like what you did with the second process - fabulous shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Mike, That is superb! I would be well chuffed with that. I'm very envious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Cracking cheese Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eclipse Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Mike, that looks amazing! Well worth staying up to see the moon rise with ya. Glad it all went well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslar Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Mike that amazing your really making the best images I've seen from an un guided EQ5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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