Trunk Narrowband HST attempt

[Earl]

Oh yet more to learn, the colours are totally wrong.... fun fun.

[alan potts]

Who cares, still looks dam good, do it in mono and who would comment on colour.

[Earl]

I feel this is closer but maybe starting to look to over saturated.

[Earl]

Too saturated so i have brought it down a little.

[Luis Campos]

Hi there,

Nice work!

I'm also on the "same boat" learning how to process NB images, I only have the Ha and OIII filters for now.

A fellow imager pointed me to the excellent tutorials by Don Goldman from astrodon, you might want to check them out, eally good stuff

http://www.astrodonimaging.com/tutorials/#t9

Cheers,

[Earl]

Hi there,

Nice work!

I'm also on the "same boat" learning how to process NB images, I only have the Ha and OIII filters for now.

A fellow imager pointed me to the excellent tutorials by Don Goldman from astrodon, you might want to check them out, eally good stuff

http://www.astrodonimaging.com/tutorials/#t9

Cheers,

I tried that tutorial, but i was unable to add the masks as it was a greyed out option

[Earl]

Im not sure when to leave it alone now, I have lost the browns a touch i feel with this larger crop, but have better detail and the stars are more under control.

Full size :https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43788925/Final.jpg

[Earl]

This maybe

I dont know, am I processing an image or making a image out of data, its kind of bluring.

[PatrickGilliland]

Hi good work - I found NB processing very frustrating at first (not much has changed yet either!).

Just picking up on the greyed out point.  This is likely caused by the image still being in grey and not adjusted to colour.

Use image mode > RGB to adjust and see if the required option appears. 

You can also switch to lab colour which Martin Devon advised me on.  Great for finishing touches on NB image tones, have a read up and ensure what ever you adjust on left you do on right in the levels window.  EG +20 on left in channel A == -20 on right.

Have to admit I still use Annie's Astro tools for the SHO build - great tools if you do not have, makes my life a lot easier and a lot less frustration.

Paddy

[swag72]

The colours are good Earl, but I am just finding it a little too crunchy. Not sure how to explain that really, but certainly in the last one the stars are to my eyes are just too hard and could do with a soften. I'm also finding it a little harsh all round, sounds silly as you know I like bright contrasty images, but this just isn't sitting right with me. I just feel it's ........... I don't know .......... perhaps over processed.

I hope that helps Earl - I'm not trying to slate your image. Just things are jumping out at me and I'm finding it hard to say what.

[Earl]

I agree Sara, it almost starts to look like its a painting rather than a photo.