Re: [APML] Another processing challenge

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

Monte,

Much information is thrown away during the conversion into JPEG and JPEG introduces artifacts that will show up more strongly when subsequently post-processed. 

The image is not clipped. Good.

Matt

At 11:31 AM 5/22/2002 +1000, Monte Wilson wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>           Following on from Matt's LMC. I thought I would throw this one in for anyone who is interested. 
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>It is a shot of the Scorpius Milky way taken with a 6x7 Pentax on E200, 200mm lens @f5.6 60 mins - push 1/2 stop.
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>The scan is a monster file so I am posting a small JPG version of it. A pro lab did the scan so I don't know the type of scanner used but I guess it is reasonably good one.  
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>The detail is good but the colours are a bit dull and when I try to bring them up with PS 5 the shot becomes a bit to contrasty and loses it's detail. 
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>The file is 587kb and is about 2000x1600 in size.
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>Go to <http://www.tradepart.com/techinfo/origmilkyway.jpg>http://www.tradepart.com/techinfo/origmilkyway.jpg
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>I only have PS but if someone has some real whizbang software that does the trick, I would love to see the result and know what was done.
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>Many thanks
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>Monte 
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