Old NGC1499, reworked with HDRWavelets

[LD]

Hi All,
I've been practicing with HDRWavelets on older images, including a California Nebula that was one of my favorites. Actually, the application itself combined with the tutorials and the conversations on this forum have really opened my eyes to an entirely different approach to processing nebula; rather than going for the greatest extent and billowy, well, nebulosity I now find it far more interesting to try and peer through the curtain and find the structures that lie within. All comments and suggestions are appreciated. Old and new images are here (requires some scrolling):

http://www.freewebs.com/drivewayastronomy/workspace.htm

Thanks for looking,
Larry Durst

[Jack Harvey]

Larry  I am not sure you have improved upon your original edition of the nebula.  I personally like the original but if I have to choose between the two I pick the 50:50, probably because it has the most percentage of the original processing .  I too have been working with HDR and with wavelets and find the learning curve steep and for me not consistent.

I reprocessed my 2070 using the linear method and wavelets and I do think it is an improvement.

 http://www.starshadows.com/gallery/display.cfm?imgID=171

Like you I will just keep working with this stuff as it is a very powerful tool.  I have to admit I have not even installed PS on the computer I use for processing, and I used PS for years as did many in imaging.

[LD]

Jack,
Thanks for checking out the reprocessing. I, too, don't know if I've improved things, but we'll definitely both get the hang of these tools :wink: . Definitely shows new ways to go, though.

I don't have both of your images to compare, but as for the latest one you posted, those colors certainly look excellent to my eyes.

Regards,
Larry