Bok's globules processing touch up

[Carole]

This is not a re-process it's a tweak of the processing previously done.  I know some of you don't like re-processes, if so you don't need to read on.  But as Mike and I discussed it can be useful to beginners to see what can be done and how an image can change with different processing techniques. 

Not done any imaging since I went to camp in October.  Been busy with various things, was ill for a few weeks and then just couldn't motivate myself.  Finally went out into the observatory this evening to set up and found all my kit still in the boxes where I had dumped them after coming back from camp. 

Anyway by the time I had half set up of course it had clouded over.

So to keep myself in the mood I decided to tweak a previous image after seeing an image elsewhere with a nicer colour. 

This is the original:
It's part of my Rosette image done in narrowband early in 2014. 


This is the revision.


Carole

[MarkS]

That's a huge difference!  All the colours make obvious contributions now.

Mark

[Carole]

Thanks Mark, yes I was pleased with the difference.  I was inspired by looking at one of Sara's images (Swag72) to have a go at changing the colour and also did a bit of sharpening of the globules while I was at it. 

Carole

[JohnP]

Carole does look better but at expense of pinker stars...especially around the edges which is a shame as for me personally detracts  a great image.


John.

[Carole]

but at expense of pinker stars

Yes, I noticed that after I posted it, I'll see if I can do anything about it.

Carole

[Carole]

Is this better?

[Kenny]

They're both great images but the reprocess is definitely much nicer.

[Carole]

Thanks Kenny

[Mike]

Still those pink stars but the reprocess has far better definition and contrast and is a big improvement.

[Carole]

Thanks Mike,

Still those pink stars

Less pink than they were, I thought it looked a bit too washed out when I whitened the stars still further.

Carole