Tone your image using HDR
July 2012: More is better when we're talking about fine details in your astroimages.
Contributed by Tony Hallas
Published:
May 29, 2012
One of the best improvements in Adobe Photoshop CS5 is High Dynamic Range (HDR) processing. In its pure form, HDR allows users to merge three exposures — one each for shadow, midtone, and highlight detail — into one image with clear detail, from deep shadows to bright highlights. Toning with HDR allows you to adjust this now-single image to bring out more detail. It’s important to use an astroimage that has been stretched properly — that is, it has full detail at all levels of illumination without any clipping (see my November and December 2010 “Imaging the Cosmos” columns).
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