HDR M42

[laser_jock99]

I found a 'HDR image merge' function on my Paint Shop Pro software so I thought I'd give it a go with some astro images. To be honest I wasn't expecting much of a result but it seemed to do an okay job of aligning, stacking and tone mapping the 10 subs I dragged into the utility. Exposures ranged from 10s @ ISO800, 600s @ ISO800 & 120s @ ISO3200. Camera was a Fuji IS Pro, scope was Altair Astro Starwave ED80.

A bit more experimation and I think I could finaly get an image of M42 without a burned core.

[allcart]

Hey thats not bad at all. I might give that a go myself.

[Gina]

Very nice

[scttshaffr]

Great image!

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[MarPi]

Good job.

[ollypenrice]

You're certainly getting pretty close to the hot stuff there. Personally, however, I'd merge the Trapezium data following this method;

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/J_DIGIT/LAYMASK.HTM

It gives you more control over what's happening to the different exposure layers.

Olly

[Gina]

You're certainly getting pretty close to the hot stuff there. Personally, however, I'd merge the Trapezium data following this method;

http://www.astropix....GIT/LAYMASK.HTM

It gives you more control over what's happening to the different exposure layers.

Olly

Link not working Olly - I'll try it again later.

[Ewan]

Love HDR photography & brings so much more colour / detail into view got to be good to try it on the astro shots as well, link now working Olly :-)

[Gina]

Yes, link working Looks like just what I want - I have two different exposures to combine. Thanks Olly