SingAstro

Hi, Here is the tested picture of the above picture using Russell Croman's Gradient Xterminator recommend by Meng Lee. I think the software is quite nice. I think it looks definitely better. But I've over processed in CS3. So picture looks a bit dark & noisy. :P http://lh3.ggpht.com/_PKtzE_jLsOQ...

Hi Tachyon, For us, we visited Bagan by our own car. But for foreigners like you, you need fly there via one of the domestic flights. Temples are so quiet in night times. Very scary. :D We asked some hotel staffs to accompany with us when we went out for night sky photography. Sometimes you need to ...

OMG! 26 frames mosaic! It is a difficult job. Congratulations!

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boothee

Thank you so much for your kind suggestions and comments!

I still don't get chance to change or upgrade my telescope.

"Russell Croman's Gradient Xterminator". Took note. I'll try very soon.

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boothee

Hi boothee, When do you suggest would be a good time to visit Bagan, where there are not too many tourists and weather is good? I would say winter would be the best which is from November to February. Our summer is very hot especially in Bagan. Rainy season is too wet and cloudy all the times. On o...

Thanks for your kind suggestion. The above picture is a centered and cropped version like you suggested.

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boothee

Wow! That is impressive one too!

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boothee

Last night I tried to take some picture of Galaxy. Not a good one but able to grab some galaxies which seems like galaxy in picture. :mrgreen: I don't know why I got really bad vegnetting effect on my picture. I try to make it disappear in Light Room 1.3 but help only a bit. Any tips? http://lh4.ggp...

Thank you all for your comments! The condition of the sky where I took star trails is very good. Background color is bright because of small stars. After I play level & curve a bit in CS, all the small dim stars came out and background color become bright. Yes, the picture is a bit noisy as I to...

Very nice! Stunning! How many pictures in your mosaic?

Cheers!


boothee

** Since I got a big telescope without observatory, I can't get out and take photos every night. . In some nights, I even got back pain by carrying it alone. **