New Technique?

[Grant]

Has anybody tried this technique with Astro stuff? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/technology/03basics.html?ex=1154750400&en=912b21b8106bf538&ei=5070

[geppetto]

That looks interesting...

Going to have aread

[MartinB]

Photoshop CS2 can do this High Dynamic Range thing of combining bracketed exposures so might give it a go. May be especially useful on lunar images but also galaxies and clusters if it saves time on compositing. Thanks Grant. I will have a look at that

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Like this?

<img src=http://iseestars.net/image/3129/large/image.jpg alt=ISEE STARS Image>

Posted some time ago.

Captain Chaos

[Grant]

Cool image CC!

I was thinking, wouldn't this technique be ideal on the moon? And couldn't you do several exposure types, starting extremely short and working upwards until the moon washes it out to much, you then could take the shots and use this technique, wouldn't it bring out alot of detail across the whole dynamic range?

[geppetto]

Good idea Greg 8)

Roll on a moon with no clouds in front

[Grant]

Good idea Greg 8)

Roll on a moon with no clouds in front

Or even Grant

I need to get myself a digital slr first to try it out, the poor little piggy bank!

[geppetto]

Or even Grant

Doh!

Sorry Mr Mitchell sir... dont hit me :oops:

[daz]

The link takes me to a log-in page - is this right?

[GordonCopestake]

I get the log in too. It's free but i dont like spreading my email address too far hehe

[daz]

Same here Gordon - I get enough garbage thru as it is!!!

[Grant]

Damn NYTimes... Heres a link that doesn't require you to login: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/technology/03basics.html?ex=1312257600&en=65c5e2e8cc641644&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

[GordonCopestake]

Nice images!

[geppetto]

Interesting this..

Just taken a few images in the garden at different exposures

and put them through the trial Photomatix proggy.

First three are the takes

Last one is HDR processed

Spoilt a bit because leaves were blowing..

[Grant]

Nice one Philip! That looks pretty damn sweet, it seems to make the picture really moody and atmospheric, it also brings out detail throughout the image, nice!

Do you think it would work on Astro stuff?

[geppetto]

Grant

No doubts it would work very well on the moon BUT!

If the image was boiling around in a turbulent atmosphere then

the result would be ruined.

You can see the problem with the branches in my picture which

were blowing in the wind.

BUT!, on a good night it should work well especially on a full moon image..

Cant wait to try it out 8)