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Dear all,
Still new to AP and APP but enjoying the journey.
I have 2.5 hours of NGC 281 with darks, flats, dark flats and after stacking with APP (all settings left as standard) I managed to get an okay image (clearly zoomed) Image A.
I was really unhappy with my Lightroom effort (to the point where I might cancel my subscription) so decided to "play with" APP tools and settings to see what I could get.
Image B... (which is actually a mobile phone photo of my laptop screen hence really poor quality)
Was getting happy with it before parent duty called, closed the laptop and lost the image...
Despite a large number of attempts to recreate in order to continue with improving I cannot get anywhere close.
Sorry for the newbie question but any hints / tips on which settings I could start with to get close? Colours are better, overall nebula is brighter and dark element of nebula is darker and more defined imho
Started with 15% BG 3 Sigma 2.5% base...
Will continue to play in between work and kids but any hints / tips greatly appreciated!
Thanks and regards,
Rob
Hi Rob @robster,
Please accept my apologies for the delay in my respons to your question.
Were you able to get a better result in the meantime? Maybe additional contrast was the key with the CON = contrast slider ?
Mabula
