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Hello, I completed a 2-year project in February this year, which was a 2-panel mosaik of the Monoceros region around the cone nebula. This view spans over 5 degrees, but still offers a very detailed view (see smaller preview on bottom of posting). Details and full resolution (9400x9400 pixels): https://www.astrobin.com/qsok9k/ This photo unfortunately did not get very much views or likes compared to my other images, so I thought that maybe something was wrong with it? I was intentionally subtle with the colors, maybe we are all used to shrill hues these days? As for my processing workflow: RGB-exposures with QHY600C, Ha-exposures with QHY600L, both on Esprit 100 (Bortle 3 sky) Stacking and "DBE" with Astro Pixel Processor SPCC and BXT in Pixinsight Initial stretch in APP and removal of stars with SXT Separate low intensity stretch for the stars only (unscreen stars in PI PixelMath) Extraction of sythetic luminance in PS (LAB-mode) and adding of Ha-data Contrast enhancement and sharpening of luminance layer in PS Combining luminace with color in PS (again, LAB-mode), boost saturation to match luminance Adding stars back in (PS, screen blend mode) Composing the mosaik with stitching sofware What do you think? Any suggestions are highly appreciated, thanks! CS Chris  |
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Christian, There's nothing really wrong with your photo. Perhaps it needs a bit more color saturation. Not a HUGE increase, just a little. No need for "in-your-face" color hues. ...and, honestly, that's about it, IMO. It's well exposed and the noise isn't intrusive nor is so noise-reduced that it looks too "smooth" / "waxy". The stars looks tight, the nebular details are great and nothing looks over- or under-stretched, IMO. Clear Skies, Phil |
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Christian, I also agree with Phil, some saturation will help. With regard to composition, I would prefer the image to be rotated by 90 degrees clockwise. And in the future, I would add more frames to the mosaic to do justice to IC 446/447, "the Snail" 🐌 |
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Christian I think this is a wonderful image and if it were me the only adjustment would be a bit of color saturation. I think your stars look nice and tight with good color representation. I don’t have much mosaic experience (only a couple and I wasn’t very happy with them myself) but I do know you have to prep each panel and it looks like you did a great job on blending both panels. FWIW, I’ve had a couple of images myself that I felt was better then the likes or views I got as well so it might just be an image that some may not find interesting/appealing to themselves personally so I try not to take it personally. Dale |
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C - Yes, the image is very well done..... did anyone mention increasing saturation a bit? And, I also get more likes on some of my lesser images and some of my nicer ones dont' get so much... trying hard to be a social media darling / influencer !! Jim |
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Thanks very much, everybody - I have now increased the saturation by 10% and reuploaded my picture. Chris |
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Hi Chris, I think this is a great image, and you clearly put a great deal of work into it. While getting recognition from your peers (via thumbs) is wonderful, I wouldn’t confuse thumb popularity with technical excellence or artistry. I suspect we all have a few images that we know are much better than the thumbs, or lack of Top Pick nomination/recognition might suggest. ;-) CS Brian |
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Brian Boyle: Agree 100% Brian! |
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I think this is a very high quality image, perhaps one of the best . Agree with Brian and Dale about the inconsistency of popularity and excellence image quality. Cheers, Kijja |
