North America Nebula - Reprocess 2

[STEVE333]

Thanks for the comments on the previous versions. Based on comments about the treatment of some of the smaller stars I decided to give it another try. The stars look better to me on this one. Still using the Starnet++ program in the processing.

REPROCESS 2



ORIGINAL


Link To REPROCESS 2 Image On Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125271061 ... ateposted/

Steve

[bladekeeper]

Very nice, Steve! I think you’ve hit the nail on the head with this one.

[depratnt]

I am seeing more overall depth in the second repro as well as a smoother image in general. The color is great and more importantly, NATURAL! very well done

[MariusD69]

Wonderful! Great job, Steve!!

[STEVE333]

Very nice, Steve! I think you’ve hit the nail on the head with this one.

Thanks Bryan - I'm still learning how/when to use the Starnet++ program. It does a wonderful job of removing stars, but, can sometimes leave slightly darker spots where the brighter stars were located. These darker spots shows up as dark halos around the brighter stars when the stars are recombined with the starless image. This time I was able to minimize this issue.

I am seeing more overall depth in the second repro as well as a smoother image in general. The color is great and more importantly, NATURAL! very well done

Thanks for the nice comments. The data is basically HOO data, so, getting the colors "natural" can be a challenge. On this Repro I used a stronger nonlinear stretch before removing the stars for sharpening/boosting of the starless image. When the stars were recombined with the starless image the results were much better.

Wonderful! Great job, Steve!!

Thanks Marius - Look forward to more images from you.

Steve

[dave_galera]

Nice image Steve, a lot smoother, noise is better controlled and it now has a good contrast

[Aratus]

I'm blown away with that detail. Even the old 'Pelican' gets in on the act. Fantasic!

[STEVE333]

Nice image Steve, a lot smoother, noise is better controlled and it now has a good contrast

I'm blown away with that detail. Even the old 'Pelican' gets in on the act. Fantasic!

Thanks Dave and Aratus - The kind words are much appreciated. I was really happy with the increased contrast/detail in this reprocess. Hope I can remember what I did!!

Steve

[JimMinCT]

The smaller star clusters do look much more natural in the reprocess, Steve.
Quite a bit more detail in the interior clouds of the NAN as well.
Nice Job!

Yeah, duplicating a really cool effect can sometimes be a challenge... (Even with saving the project... Saving your mindset is nearly impossible.)
(As is saving one's mind while working with enough images, long enough... Did I mention mosaics? )

[JohnP_1]

Steve, that is a beautiful reprocess. I like both versions. Nice contrast work too.

[STEVE333]

The smaller star clusters do look much more natural in the reprocess, Steve.
Quite a bit more detail in the interior clouds of the NAN as well.
Nice Job!

Yeah, duplicating a really cool effect can sometimes be a challenge... (Even with saving the project... Saving your mindset is nearly impossible.)
(As is saving one's mind while working with enough images, long enough... Did I mention mosaics? )

Thanks Jim - I'm very happy with this Repro. Glad that you and others pointed out some of the shortcomings of the earlier versions.

Your patience to do the NB mosaics is beyond me. They were beautiful. I print many of my images on metal (a company called Bay Photo does amazing work) and they look great. One of your mosaics on metal would be amazing. The largest I've printed so far is 24"x36". People love them. The largest I've sold so far is 16"x20" which costs me about $73 plus shipping (I sold it for $150 plus tax and shipping).

Saving your mindset, I like that term. Wish I could remember what it means!

By the way Jim, the colors in your avatar (NA & Pelican of course) are beautiful.

Steve

[JimMinCT]

The smaller star clusters do look much more natural in the reprocess, Steve.
Quite a bit more detail in the interior clouds of the NAN as well.
Nice Job!

Yeah, duplicating a really cool effect can sometimes be a challenge... (Even with saving the project... Saving your mindset is nearly impossible.)
(As is saving one's mind while working with enough images, long enough... Did I mention mosaics? )

Thanks Jim - I'm very happy with this Repro. Glad that you and others pointed out some of the shortcomings of the earlier versions.

Your patience to do the NB mosaics is beyond me. They were beautiful. I print many of my images on metal (a company called Bay Photo does amazing work) and they look great. One of your mosaics on metal would be amazing. The largest I've printed so far is 24"x36". People love them. The largest I've sold so far is 16"x20" which costs me about $73 plus shipping (I sold it for $150 plus tax and shipping).

Saving your mindset, I like that term. Wish I could remember what it means!

By the way Jim, the colors in your avatar (NA & Pelican of course) are beautiful.

Steve

.....And I can't remember how I achieved them... Sound familiar?

[Don Quixote]

Process 2 :thumb:

It is interesting the uptick in detail and contrast in the delicate structure in virsion 2.
A wonderful image.
Thank you.

[STEVE333]

Process 2 :thumb:

It is interesting the uptick in detail and contrast in the delicate structure in virsion 2.
A wonderful image.
Thank you.

Thanks Mark - I definitely worked at bringing out more detail, and, this time it worked!

Steve

[jthommes]

Well done Steve. Nice work.

[Gordon]

Congratulations Steve!
Today we were looking back at images posted a year ago and found this one!
You are todays TSS APOD winner!!

app.php/article/6-13-2020-tss-astrophot ... of-the-day

[Greenman]

Well done Steve a great APOD!

[Juno16]

Beautiful repro Steve!

I assume you used the T3i to capture this beauty.

Congratulations on the apod!

[Makuser]

Hi Steve. A very nice reprocess of the NA Nebula. Wonderful contrast, sparkly stars, and great nebulosity details and color. Thanks for sharing the great view with us Steve, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award too.

[Hankmeister3]

Very nice Steve. Though subtle differences, I think the second image has more depth and/or dimensionality. They're both excellent. Boy the Pelican really popped.

What Bortle skies did you have on average?