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Aug 31, 2014 22:57 | #1

So, my first attempt at the illustrious Milky Way has occurred but I just cannot seem to process it get it to look "great.." Here is my attempts but... I followed a number of online "how tos" but those didn't seem to do much better...

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or this..

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Any advice? More specifically, how to make it stand out a little more... I did shoot RAW... I have DPP, LR 4.4, PS CS 5.5... While I am not expert in any of these, I can certainly find my way around...

Thanks in advance!

(I can provide RAW files if you are interested in trying your hand at it, but I would prefer to know the settings rather than have it done for me...)

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Aug 31, 2014 23:42 | #2

I haven't tried it yet but this great video may help you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOAmP7A_x6c

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Sep 01, 2014 21:03 | #4

Basically what I do is selective curve adjustments to the MW. Pretty sure that video linked here is explaining that process

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Sep 01, 2014 21:53 | #5

Stargazerfrank wrote in post #17128788

I haven't tried it yet but this great video may help you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOAmP7A_x6c

I was going to edit my post, but after I watched this again... I did get something quite useful from it...

Thanks!

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Sep 01, 2014 21:53 | #6

jsecordphoto wrote in post #17130586

Basically what I do is selective curve adjustments to the MW. Pretty sure that video linked here is explaining that process

Yessir... That's the nugget I got from this video after re-watching it... Thanks!!

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