[RCC] IC1805 in SHO

Narrowband Request for feedback
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Kartik Madhira avatar
Kartik Madhira avatar
Seeking some advice on what can be bettered in the image. This is my first image with narrowband filters. 

Link and details to the image: https://www.astrobin.com/p550ze/

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Oscar H. avatar
Oscar H. avatar
I like it

1. maybe crop out some of the background on the left,

2. also remove the green tone I think I see in that area

3. possibly, also, rotate the whole thing 90 degrees clockwise; the heart of the heart looks good facing "upright"

4. not much else to say, maybe also try to bring out a little more red in the mustardy looking areas, just a tiny bit

reducing the overall Green in the image through Histogram or Curves, just a little bit, might solve 2. and 4.

but that's just me, I like my SHO just a little bit more reddish than mustardy
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This is how I would do it: First I make a red mask and added some green S curve to get the transition from red to orange and to yellow just to get a little dynamic. After that blue mask and added some green in it cause Sii is not that blue there is some green tone in it. Then BlurX without star sharpening to get those structures more visible and Dark structure enhance to get those dark details more visible and rotate 180 degree. But in the end its all up to taste!!!!!! I tried not to mess your photo, this are all small changes with respect to your photo.
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