RE: [APML] Machholz, Cassiopeia, and Double Cluster

["Andrew Clegg" <andy@w4je.com>]

Thanks John and Stuart for the comments on the Machholz shot. Stuart, I
didn't use the sponge tool or anything. I did play with the red histogram,
including the gamma setting in the red channel. That seemed to have the
effect of "punching out" the red nebulae, without making the overall scene
too red. I also had the impression that the red was just a tad too
saturated, so I'm interested to hear someone else is thinking the same way.
After you play with an image long enough, sometimes you lose perspective. I
may fine tune the image slightly and back off on the reds just a bit, but I
wanted to let it rest for a couple of days.

--Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
[mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of Stuart Heggie
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:54 PM
To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
Subject: Re: [APML] Machholz, Cassiopeia, and Double Cluster


Andy, super shot! Nice histograms and the overall effect is really nice!

I wonder, did you use the sponge tool on the nebulae? It looks pretty
intense on my screen. Maybe a
bit too much saturation?

Stuart
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Clegg" <andy@w4je.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:03 PM
Subject: [APML] Machholz, Cassiopeia, and Double Cluster


> Good weather in the Shenandoah Valley this weekend. I shot Machholz
> piggyback with the 6x7 on Saturday night, and developed the film while
> watching the Super bowl last night. Scanned the film this morning (using
the
> new Microtek ScanMaker i900) and did some processing in Matlab and
Photoshop
> at lunchtime. The results are at www.w4je.com/machholz.htm. Comments
> welcome!
>
> Clear skies,
> Andy
>
> _______________________________________________
> Astro-Photo mailing list
> Astro-Photo@seds.org
> http://seds.org/mailman/listinfo/astro-photo
>

_______________________________________________
Astro-Photo mailing list
Astro-Photo@seds.org
http://seds.org/mailman/listinfo/astro-photo

_______________________________________________
Astro-Photo mailing list
Astro-Photo@seds.org
http://seds.org/mailman/listinfo/astro-photo