Elephant's Trunk HaSHO

[Rodd]

Reprocessing is all I have left it seems.  I was never satisfied with this image as it contains over 30 hours of exposure time and I haver always thought it should look better.  I think this is an improvement.

TOA 130 at F7,7 with STT-8300

Ha 27 30min

OIII 24 30 min

SII 15 30 min 

 

 

[simmo39]

V nice!

[Rodd]

7 minutes ago, simmo39 said:

V nice!

Thanks--Took me long enough!

Rodd

[teoria_del_big_bang]

57 minutes ago, Rodd said:

Thanks--Took me long enough!

Rodd

Perhaps, but you must think it is well worth it - that is an amazing image.

Steve

[Rodd]

58 minutes ago, teoria_del_big_bang said:

Perhaps, but you must think it is well worth it - that is an amazing image.

Steve

Thanks Steve.  

Rodd

[MikeODay]

Wonderful image Rodd.  Great detail and I love the colours.

[Rodd]

4 minutes ago, MikeODay said:

Wonderful image Rodd.  Great detail and I love the colours.

Thanks Mike.  I find this one very tricky.  The plethora of tiny stars doesn't help!

Rodd

[Rodd]

I think its a tad bright--dropped brightness in lighter regions--not in dark regions, so ridge details near the top of the trunk

are still visible.  Maybe a tad too saturated, but it seems balanced.

 

 

[MartinFransson]

That image is so good it makes me want to cry

I actually like the brighter image better and if it was my image it would be on its way to printing already!

[Rodd]

1 hour ago, MartinFransson said:

That image is so good it makes me want to cry

I actually like the brighter image better and if it was my image it would be on its way to printing already!

Thanks Martin.  Interesting.  I am torn....as usual.  

Rodd

[Rodd]

Here's a blend--I think this is it.

[HunterHarling]

Nice. Looks like the top of the trunk is glowing!

[Rodd]

1 minute ago, HunterHarling said:

Nice. Looks like the top of the trunk is glowing!

Thanks Hunter.  It would be interesting to see what type of stars lie on the other side of the pillar.  

Rodd

[Petergoodhew]

Rodd, how can you not be anything less than delighted with this?  It's truly magnificent, with so much depth to it.  I can't fault it!

[ollypenrice]

Agree with Peter, this is a beaut. I don't have a preference from amongst the adjustments.

I might just drop the saturation a little around that top star because the magentas look slightly angry. 10 seconds as a Ps layer adjustment. (Sorry, only winding you up, Rodd!!!)

I've recently experimented with ordering prints on plexiglass and the lovely glow in this image would, I think, come out perfectly in that format.

Olly

[Rodd]

2 hours ago, Petergoodhew said:

Rodd, how can you not be anything less than delighted with this?  It's truly magnificent, with so much depth to it.  I can't fault it!

Thanks Peter.  Yes, I am happy.  I have stopped tinkering.

Rodd

[Rodd]

2 hours ago, ollypenrice said:

Agree with Peter, this is a beaut. I don't have a preference from amongst the adjustments.

I might just drop the saturation a little around that top star because the magentas look slightly angry. 10 seconds as a Ps layer adjustment. (Sorry, only winding you up, Rodd!!!)

I've recently experimented with ordering prints on plexiglass and the lovely glow in this image would, I think, come out perfectly in that format.

Olly

Thanks Olly.  Yeah, I know that star (all 3 of them) is blown.  Unfortunately in PI, fixing it is not as easy as in PS (as far as I know).  It will take some effort.  

 

Plexiglass sounds interesting.  I have printed a few on metal.  I find that lighting is critical.  In poor light--or even just normal light they look dull, with poor resolution.  But with the right light--like a museum or gallery focused LED lighting, they come alive. The change is remarkable.  But printing is a world unto itself.  To print this image I would need to start over  as it was not saved to 300dpi.  Changing it now would be meaningless (as far as I can tell).  Then again I found printing to be like following Alice down the rabbit hole.  Never have I heard the terms "not necessarily" or "It depends" more frequently.   

I have been thinking about displaying images on panels--like IPAD panels instead of paper or metal or glass.  Not sure they make panels like that--simple, without any storage or function other than storing an image and turning on and off....so they should be relatively inexpensive.  

Rodd

[ollypenrice]

42 minutes ago, Rodd said:

Thanks Olly.  Yeah, I know that star (all 3 of them) is blown.  Unfortunately in PI, fixing it is not as easy as in PS (as far as I know).  It will take some effort.  

 

Plexiglass sounds interesting.  I have printed a few on metal.  I find that lighting is critical.  In poor light--or even just normal light they look dull, with poor resolution.  But with the right light--like a museum or gallery focused LED lighting, they come alive. The change is remarkable.  But printing is a world unto itself.  To print this image I would need to start over  as it was not saved to 300dpi.  Changing it now would be meaningless (as far as I can tell).  Then again I found printing to be like following Alice down the rabbit hole.  Never have I heard the terms "not necessarily" or "It depends" more frequently.   

I have been thinking about displaying images on panels--like IPAD panels instead of paper or metal or glass.  Not sure they make panels like that--simple, without any storage or function other than storing an image and turning on and off....so they should be relatively inexpensive.  

Rodd

This is worth a thread on its own but my rule of thumb for prints is that they become black and white clipped, so the dark end needs a lift and the bright end a bit of reduction. Also, anything faintly above the background sky needs a further lift but you don't need to worry about small scale noise because the print eats it!

I must try prints on metal but the plexiglass ones are nice and cheap.

Olly

[Shibby]

Fantastic job; you've brought out so much of the background detail, but without overdoing it. Nice framing, too

[Rodd]

6 minutes ago, Shibby said:

Fantastic job; you've brought out so much of the background detail, but without overdoing it. Nice framing, too

Thanks Lewis.  I found the background quite tricky--so many stars!

Rodd