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Ron
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djrLX90 Pacman image
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October 24, 2007, 11:57:21 AM »
David,
Here is my version of your Pacman
I took your last image and played around with levels mainly and sharpened a little with intellisharpen, Fred Miranda's software.
Ron
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dsnay
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Re: djrLX90 Pacman image
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October 24, 2007, 01:50:18 PM »
Ron, that looks great. You've certainly figured out the image processing skill set. Sometimes less is more, eh?
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Ron
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Re: djrLX90 Pacman image
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October 24, 2007, 01:55:34 PM »
Quote from: dsnay on October 24, 2007, 01:50:18 PM
Ron, that looks great. You've certainly figured out the image processing skill set. Sometimes less is more, eh?
Dave
Thanks Dave,
I haven't really figured out anything yet, I'm still hunting and pecking, and never ever remember what I do from one step to the next
Sometimes I just get lucky.
Ron
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djrLX90
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Re: djrLX90 Pacman image
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October 24, 2007, 02:25:40 PM »
Quote from: Ron on October 24, 2007, 11:57:21 AM
David,
Here is my version of your Pacman
I took your last image and played around with levels mainly and sharpened a little with intellisharpen, Fred Miranda's software.
Ron
Ron,
The background looks great. Perhaps it is my monitor, but, the blackpoint looks clipped and the nebulosity got grainy. How do you like intellisharpen? I have been considering addint that to my tool kit.
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David Rosenthal
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Ron
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Re: djrLX90 Pacman image
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October 24, 2007, 03:12:58 PM »
David,
You did all the hard work in putting the image together, all I did was a little tweaking to suit my own taste.
The clipping probably came from my reducing the black point level to decrease the background bloches. The nebulosity doesn't look grainy on my monitor, but that could be my eyes
Before I used the intellisharpen, I put both images up side by side and the nebula looked a little soft so I sharpened just a small amount.
Sometimes intellisharpen works but I'm sure you can do the same in many of the other editing software.
I wish I could tell you how to get more out of your images, because I think all the information is in there, but I'm at a loss for the proper steps and procedures.
Just hang in there and keep on doing what you are doing, I'm sure everything will eventually come together.
Ron
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djrLX90
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Re: djrLX90 Pacman image
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October 25, 2007, 04:56:40 AM »
Ron,
Thanks for the comments. I like this image and want it to look as good as it can.
I tried the pricessing again and came up with this....
How do you like intelliSharpen? I am considering that tool...
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David Rosenthal
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Ron
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Re: djrLX90 Pacman image
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October 25, 2007, 09:57:41 AM »
David,
The image is looking good however there is a little too much red in the background for my taste, but everybody has there own taste
I really do envy you nice star background, and hope to be able to get that someday.
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How do you like intelliSharpen?
I don't think I would spend $25 for it now since I don't use it that much. It's been so long I can't remember exactly what I paid for it but it was less than $25. I had his first version and received a discount for the upgrade.
Keep up the good work
Ron
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djrLX90
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Re: djrLX90 Pacman image
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October 25, 2007, 02:57:17 PM »
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The image is looking good however there is a little too much red in the background for my taste, but everybody has there own taste
I really do envy you nice star background, and hope to be able to get that someday.
I see the same think and have to figure out a way to even the background out with out 1) killing the nebula ans 2)kill all of those stars I managed to get!!!
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I don't think I would spend $25 for it now since I don't use it that much. It's been so long I can't remember exactly what I paid for it but it was less than $25. I had his first version and received a discount for the upgrade.
Good to know, perhaps I'll pass on it then
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David Rosenthal
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