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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Milky Way self-portrait


A bit of solitude late at night on the beach. I was standing in the water, keeping still for a good 20 seconds. This is my first Milky Way photo with the Fuji system, and I'm a bit challenged on processing it because Lightroom kinda sucks for supporting Fuji's RAW files. I tried SilkyPix too which was way different. This lens is sweet, but I'm a little bummed that there's some coma in the top corners. Hard to see from afar.

http://web.smugmug.com/photos/i-g4MqVkg/4/X2/i-g4MqVkg-X2.jpg



Jun 25, 2015 at 12:10 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Milky Way self-portrait


Hey Chris,

That's a pretty nice selfie, the reflection of you is a cool twist. One of the issues with the Fuji is with the higher ISO the noise can just be too much. From the looks of it you lost some of the Milky Way detail from noise reduction. Still, overall it's a nice shot, perhaps pulling back on the midtones in the sky can help the Milky Way stand out a bit more as the sky seems a bit too bright. You can use Select Color Range in Photoshop to select the white areas (stars and Milky Way) and then use that as a layer mask to darken what wasn't selected (the sky). That will help keep the stars brighter while darkening the background sky.

Jim



Jun 25, 2015 at 01:26 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Milky Way self-portrait


Thanks Jim that's a good suggestion. All of my Milky Way work has been in LR but I should give it a go in Photoshop too. I haven't been a fan of Milky Way photos where the sky looks too processed, too dark or colorful, so I was trying to keep the tones subdued but will give this another whirl.


Jun 25, 2015 at 04:33 PM
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Very nice image Chris

Morris



Jun 25, 2015 at 06:54 PM





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