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Charles has to take some credit for this photo, for his link to the Astrophotography awards.
I was lucky enough to be able to have my camera attached to a telescope recently, and this was one of the images it took. Processing it was a real struggle trying to maintain the filmy pink clouds, but at the same time getting the sky black elsewhere. I've never tried to pp one of these images before and it was much harder than I thought it would be. The images in Charles's link gave me a vision of what I needed to aim for, and by looking at them, I had a better idea of the processing needed.
This is part of the Carina Nebula.
It was taken at the Mudgee Observatory, which is open to the public, and you to can take the opportunity to hook your canon dslr's (sorry Nikon users), up to one of the telescopes. The owner John is very keen and has a lot of experience, and will open his observatory up for only one person if you want it that way. The cost of this is a whole $10
It was a new experience for me, so I'll try and organise to go back for another go. There is also a telescope for viewing the sun, so I'd love to take a look through that one.
Below is the jpg image from the camera raw file, so if anyone is interested in trying to play with processing it, go for it.
I was lucky enough to be able to have my camera attached to a telescope recently, and this was one of the images it took. Processing it was a real struggle trying to maintain the filmy pink clouds, but at the same time getting the sky black elsewhere. I've never tried to pp one of these images before and it was much harder than I thought it would be. The images in Charles's link gave me a vision of what I needed to aim for, and by looking at them, I had a better idea of the processing needed.
This is part of the Carina Nebula.
It was taken at the Mudgee Observatory, which is open to the public, and you to can take the opportunity to hook your canon dslr's (sorry Nikon users), up to one of the telescopes. The owner John is very keen and has a lot of experience, and will open his observatory up for only one person if you want it that way. The cost of this is a whole $10
It was a new experience for me, so I'll try and organise to go back for another go. There is also a telescope for viewing the sun, so I'd love to take a look through that one.Below is the jpg image from the camera raw file, so if anyone is interested in trying to play with processing it, go for it.
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