Re: [APML] Advice, suggestions needed on new images

[Alan Voetsch <alanv12952@yahoo.com>]

Hey Stuart,

--- Stuart Heggie <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Alan, I am not the strongest image processor. What I managed to do
> with the M45 that seemed to help
> was to reduce the green by 20% (middle slider in PS Levels) and
> increase the blue by 10% (middle
> slider in PS Levels). I also cropped it slightly as there is a lot of
> light falloff to the edges. Seemed to improve the look.

Yes, Joe mentioned that I should probably crop that crap out before
anything else. 

> The others I have no advice. You don't mention the large shadow in
> the upper left of the M81/82 -

Pickoff prism.

> do you know what caused that? Focus might be a bit soft on the M78
> but not sure, maybe a minimum
> filter on the stars in PS (select the stars, select -> modify ->
> expand the selection by a few
> pixels then use filter -> other -> minimum).

Thanks for the possibilities.
Alan

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