Horse Head Reworked

Nighthound · 5th of November 2008 (Wed)

Another rework in an effort to brighten nebulosity and resolve a bit more of the faint stuff. I believe this is pushed as far it will go, would need more time to improve detail.
TAK Sky 90 II • Losmandy G-11 • Canon 20D (Unmod) • 2.5 hours of exposure time

gjl711 · 5th of November 2008 (Wed)

WOW.. great shot, great processing.

paul11 · 5th of November 2008 (Wed)

Another great image,,,,Paul.

Nighthound · 5th of November 2008 (Wed)

Thanks John and Paul, greatly appreciate the kind comments.

Celestron · 6th of November 2008 (Thu)

WOw Steve , i didn't think you could improve this better but you did ! WTG !

markjpcs · 6th of November 2008 (Thu)

It looks great Steve!

How about a full frame link?

timescapes.org · 6th of November 2008 (Thu)

gorgeous.

Nighthound · 6th of November 2008 (Thu)

Thanks guys, sure appreciate it.

jcp2000 · 7th of November 2008 (Fri)

oh wow this is really nice i never been in the section before im glad i poked my head in good work

Nighthound · 8th of November 2008 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcp2000

oh wow this is really nice i never been in the section before im glad i poked my head in good work

Thanks jcp. Stop by again.

mtnphtgrphr · 8th of November 2008 (Sat)

Simply amazing! WOW!

aj3 · 8th of November 2008 (Sat)

I stand in awe...

I am truly impressed.

BIRDSMARTIN · 8th of November 2008 (Sat)

I am just blown away with your talent. Excellent work. How did you manage to get a 2.5 hr exposure with your camera without it heating up or worse.
Douglas

Nighthound · 8th of November 2008 (Sat)

Thanks Jennifer, aj3 and Douglas.

Douglas, my exposures were 4 minutes each. I took 37 of those and combined them in a software program to give me 148 minutes total time(2 minutes shy of 2.5 hours actually). Even at 4 minutes/ISO 1600 there is quite a bit of noise enhanced by internal heating but the process of stacking raises the signal(good stuff) and lowers the noise level at the same time. The winter months provide better cooling which helps with noise reduction.

BIRDSMARTIN · 8th of November 2008 (Sat)

Thanks for the info Nighthound.

5th of November 2008 (Wed)	#1
Nighthound Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,479	Horse Head Reworked Another rework in an effort to brighten nebulosity and resolve a bit more of the faint stuff. I believe this is pushed as far it will go, would need more time to improve detail. TAK Sky 90 II • Losmandy G-11 • Canon 20D (Unmod) • 2.5 hours of exposure time __________________ Steve Canon Gear: 1D Mark IV \| 1D Mark II \| 5D \| 20D \| 500L IS (f/4) \| 100-400L My Astro Gallery http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...OTN%20Gallery/

5th of November 2008 (Wed)	#2
gjl711 human (barely) and bribable Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas Posts: 43,991 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Horse Head Reworked WOW.. great shot, great processing. __________________ Not sure why, but call me JJ. Today is only yesterday's tomorrow. ::Flickr:: ::Gear::

5th of November 2008 (Wed)	#3
paul11 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 374 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Horse Head Reworked Another great image,,,,Paul.

5th of November 2008 (Wed)	#4
Nighthound Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,479	Re: Horse Head Reworked Thanks John and Paul, greatly appreciate the kind comments. __________________ Steve Canon Gear: 1D Mark IV \| 1D Mark II \| 5D \| 20D \| 500L IS (f/4) \| 100-400L My Astro Gallery http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...OTN%20Gallery/

6th of November 2008 (Thu)	#5
Celestron Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 6,313	Re: Horse Head Reworked WOw Steve , i didn't think you could improve this better but you did ! WTG ! __________________ Ron "Still Learning" Flickr http://home.grandecom.net/~r.hodges/

6th of November 2008 (Thu)	#6
markjpcs Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 275 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Horse Head Reworked It looks great Steve! How about a full frame link?

6th of November 2008 (Thu)	#7
timescapes.org Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 292	Re: Horse Head Reworked gorgeous.

6th of November 2008 (Thu)	#8
Nighthound Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,479	Re: Horse Head Reworked Thanks guys, sure appreciate it. __________________ Steve Canon Gear: 1D Mark IV \| 1D Mark II \| 5D \| 20D \| 500L IS (f/4) \| 100-400L My Astro Gallery http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...OTN%20Gallery/

7th of November 2008 (Fri)	#9
jcp2000 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: KILLAfornia California-LA all day Posts: 985	Re: Horse Head Reworked oh wow this is really nice i never been in the section before im glad i poked my head in good work __________________ Canon 400Dx2, Sigma 24-70 f2.8 EX DG, Vivitar 285HV, AlienBees B800, Vagabond II, Cactus V2s, SLIK Able 300 DX flickr

8th of November 2008 (Sat)	#11
mtnphtgrphr POTN Photographer of the Year 2008 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land O'Sky Posts: 15,232 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Horse Head Reworked Simply amazing! WOW! __________________ Jenn, gone back to novice photographer... GEAR LIST

8th of November 2008 (Sat)	#12
aj3 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Silicon Valley, Nor Cal Posts: 73 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Horse Head Reworked I stand in awe... I am truly impressed. __________________ EOS 30D, 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5, Giottos 9251 tri w/ 1001-652 head.

8th of November 2008 (Sat)	#13
BIRDSMARTIN Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Belleville, Ontario. Canada Posts: 154 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Horse Head Reworked I am just blown away with your talent. Excellent work. How did you manage to get a 2.5 hr exposure with your camera without it heating up or worse. Douglas

8th of November 2008 (Sat)	#14
Nighthound Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,479	Re: Horse Head Reworked Thanks Jennifer, aj3 and Douglas. Douglas, my exposures were 4 minutes each. I took 37 of those and combined them in a software program to give me 148 minutes total time(2 minutes shy of 2.5 hours actually). Even at 4 minutes/ISO 1600 there is quite a bit of noise enhanced by internal heating but the process of stacking raises the signal(good stuff) and lowers the noise level at the same time. The winter months provide better cooling which helps with noise reduction. __________________ Steve Canon Gear: 1D Mark IV \| 1D Mark II \| 5D \| 20D \| 500L IS (f/4) \| 100-400L My Astro Gallery http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...OTN%20Gallery/

8th of November 2008 (Sat)	#15
BIRDSMARTIN Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Belleville, Ontario. Canada Posts: 154 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Horse Head Reworked Thanks for the info Nighthound.

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