Re: [APML] New E200 Pics - Orion & Perseus, reprocessed Veil

["Robert Gendler" <robgendler@worldnet.att.net>]

Stuart,
You're making progress! The orion image should be toned down a bit.
You did well handling the background on the veil image.
The perseus image has a bit of a gradient but all in all these are good!
Keep em coming!
Rob Gendler
email: robgendler@att.net
Web Site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>
To: "Discussion of FilmAstrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 10:19 PM
Subject: [APML] New E200 Pics - Orion & Perseus, reprocessed Veil


> Hi all - I have three pics to share. Two are new E200 (pushed one stop)
> shots of Orion and Perseus respectively. The third is a reprocessed Veil
> nebula which was a disaster in post processing the first time so I
> backed off and tried to be more subtle this time. For the Orion shot, I
> decided to totally lose control - comments, upgrades, scorn all accepted
> with grace.
> 
> Orion with 50mm Nikkor lens at f2.8 and E200 for 15min manually guided
> (remember I said I lost control here):
> 
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/stuart.j.heggie/Stuart.J.Heggie/wapb_photos/Ori
> on_50mm.html
> 
> Perseus with 50mm Nikkor lens at f2.8 and E200 for 15min manually guided
> (stayed cool and kept processing under control):
> 
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/stuart.j.heggie/Stuart.J.Heggie/wapb_photos/Per
> seus_50mm.html
> 
> Reprocessed Veil Nebula taken with my f3.5 Nikon 400mm EDIF at f4.0 with
> Supra 400. Seems pinkish to me but here it is:
> 
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/stuart.j.heggie/Stuart.J.Heggie/ltpb_photos/Vei
> l_June2003.html
> 
> This shot of the Veil was the first time I think I've managed to produce
> a layered mask to remove the effects of vignetting. I copied the pic
> into a second layer then did an extreme Gaussian Blur on it then added
> it back in Difference mode with 50% opacity. Kind of feeling my way.
> Would appreciate comments on how to do this better.
> 
> Stuart
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/stuart.j.heggie/Stuart.J.Heggie/
> Flesherton, Ontario, Canada
> 
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