Re: [APML] I THINK I UNDERSTAND CURVES

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

Eddie,

The curves look good. I'd boost the green channel a bit. (Yes, that is the 
most difficult channel to curve)

It would benefit from star shaping, but you might hold off on that until 
you get more experience with PS.

Later on if you get into AV, you can get the Running Man (one of my 
favorites) to show up better.

I think you discovered some new Bok globules! <g>

Overall excellent progress. Keep going!

Matt

At 05:59 PM 5/21/2002, Eddie Guscott wrote:
>
>As most of you know, I'm new to astrphotography with film but very 
>captivated by it.
>
>It's just trying to understand PS and curves etc..
>
>I've spent the last two days reading and re-reading Matt Ben Daniel's 
>article on curves and finally
>think I got it licked.
>
>I've uploaded a raw image I took a few months back (I know it's not 
>focussed or tracked properly and the vignetting
>needs looking at) to see what I could do with curves. I've never got even 
>a half decent result until now.
>
>I would appreciate any comments on them (apart from the faults that I've 
>mentioned above) to know
>if I'm finally getting somewhere with curves.
>
>(Alan, if you're reading and the comments are kind, I'll let you know what 
>I did).
>
>The raw scanned image is at 
>:  <http://www.astropics.co.uk/m42raw.jpg>http://www.astropics.co.uk/m42raw.jpg
>
>The processed image is 
>at: 
><http://www.astropics.co.uk/m42pr.jpg>http://www.astropics.co.uk/m42pr.jpg
>
>I also tried a colour range mask (per Jerry Lodriguss web site article) 
>and a little digital unsharp masking.
>
>Appreciate any constructive criticism - am I starting down the right path 
>or did I make a wrong
>turn somewhere?
>
>Thanks
>
>Eddie Guscott

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