Re: [APML] Another processing challenge

[DPMESSIER@aol.com]

Monte,

I'm not really very good at this, but I thought I'd give it a shot.  Only had time to spend a few minutes on the processing and I used the JPG version. (Bandwidth challenged)  Here is the result.

                 http://www.dpmessier.com/milky_way.htm

Dave Messier

In a message dated 5/21/02 9:33:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, montezinho@bigpond.com writes:


> Hi Guys,
>            Following on from Matt's LMC. I thought I would throw this one in for anyone who is interested. 
>  
> 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.
>  
> 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.  
>  
> 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. 
>  
> The file is 587kb and is about 2000x1600 in size.
>  
> Go to http://www.tradepart.com/techinfo/origmilkyway.jpg
>  
> 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.
>  
> Many thanks
>  
> Monte 



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