Re: [APML] New year? New images! ;-)

["Marco Lorenzi" <lorenzi70@tiscali.it>]

Stuart, Jun, thank you very nuch to you both for your support! I have
uploaded a new grain reduced version of my Witch Head that looks much better
and "softer" than before!
http://astrosurf.com/lorenzi/images/Witchead_lf.htm
Marco


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>
To: "Juan Conejero" <skycad@ctv.es>; <lorenzi70@tiscali.it>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 3:10 AM
Subject: Fw: [APML] New year? New images! ;-)


> Sorry for the direct mail but I have no way to post my rendition which is
> attached. It is much more subdued using the stock settings. Something to
> compare anyway:
>
> Stuart
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Juan Conejero" <skycad@ctv.es>
> To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [APML] New year? New images! ;-)
>
>
> > Hi Marco,
> >
> > Your Witchhead image is an easy target for SGBNR. Just leave all
> parameters
> > at their default values except bright sides edges protection; set
> threshold
> > = 0.070 and strength = 0 (for bright sides only, don't touch dark
sides).
> > After smoothing with SGBNR there is a small segment of unused dynamic
> range
> > at the dark end of each histogram so you can darken background somewhat
> > without data loss. You get something like this:
> >
> >
>
http://www.astrosurf.com/pleiades-ap/APMLTmp/wh_300_45_2x45m_P400F_SGBNR.jpg
> >
> > BTW, your new images are wonderful, as usual.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Juan Conejero
> >
> > At 19:18 02/01/2004 +0100, you wrote:
> > >Dear Stuart, thank you for your suggestion! I didn' use it simply
because
> I
> > >am not used o this program and therefore I don't know how to use it
> > >properly. I will check it out anyway. Yes, this image is quite noisy.
> What
> > >parameters do you use for SGBNR?
> > >Marco
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>
> > >To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> > >Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 2:45 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [APML] New year? New images! ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > > > Marco - they look great! So much equipment! Do you carry all that
with
> you
> > > > or is there a facility there that supplies some? Three mounts at
least
> > >plus
> > > > an array of scopes and camera lenses - wow!
> > > >
> > > > I was struck by the noice level in the Witchhead. I opened it in PS
> and
> > > > applied an unsharp mask then opened in SGBNR and smoothed it over.
> Looked
> > > > better to me. Not sure if it is. Your skills in this area exceed
mine
> by a
> > > > lot so maybe I'm off-base.
> > > >
> > > > Stuart
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Marco Lorenzi" <lorenzi70@tiscali.it>
> > > > To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:27 AM
> > > > Subject: [APML] New year? New images! ;-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Happy new year to everybody... I took advantage from this holiday
to
> > > > process
> > > > > some shots I did last September from La Palma. so I have just
> uploaded
> > > > NINE
> > > > > new pictures to my page.
> > > > > Direct link is:
> > > > > http://www.astrosurf.com/lorenzi/images/newshot.htm
> > > > > These shots are:
> > > > > 1) Witch Head Area, with a 300mm telephoto lens.
> > > > > 2) Orion's Belt and Sword, a completely redone shot using the
Pentax
> > > > SDHF75
> > > > > with its reducer (360mm final FL). Unfortunately most of the
images
> > >taken
> > > > > with this set-up suffered from a little tracking problem, not
really
> > > > > annoying at web resolution.
> > > > > 3) Wild Duck M11
> > > > > 4) Horsehead IC434 again a completely reworked one (I removed the
> former
> > > > > one)
> > > > > 5) M45 Area, a tentative to shot IC353, not very successful (this
> nebula
> > > > is
> > > > > unbelievable faint!!)
> > > > > 6) Heart and Soul, a classical, again with the SDHF75 reduced,
again
> > >some
> > > > > little tracking problems
> > > > > 7) Flaming Star IC405 area
> > > > > 8) Orion's Head SH2-264 (using the usual diffusion filer
technique)
> > > > > 9) Dawn at ORM, showing Jupiter and Mercury rising behind the ORM
> > > > telescopes
> > > > > rim.
> > > > >
> > > > > Comments are as always welcome!
> > > > > Marco
> > > > >
> > > > > Home Page http://www.astrosurf.com/lorenzi
> >
> >
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