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Jan 21, 2012 22:53:02   #
satcomsta Loc: SoCal
 
I took this shot last night, but for some reason the skies were not as clear as usually. But I was able to snap this 480 sec exposure. I would like to see if any one of you can do something to better the outcome. I have tried something but I'm no expert. The second picture is my attempt at fixing it with Printshop Pro4. I can't seem to get rid of the grainy finish on the photo. Any help will be appreciated.

Pic info:
Exp time 480 secs
ISO-64
f/stop- 4.4
Max aperture- f/2.8
Exp Bias- 0.0 ev
Focal length- 24.29mm
Contrast- Hard 2
Saturation- Hard 2
Sharpness- Hard 2
White Balance- Manual
Metering mode- Pattern
Exposure mode-Manual
Exposure Program- Manual
Focal length (35mm)- 136mm

Before
Before...

After
After...

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Jan 21, 2012 23:20:39   #
photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee
 
Here you go hun
All I did was use a tone enhancer on it to adjust the blacks and highlights .. then removed the wires on the lower left



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Jan 22, 2012 00:17:02   #
English_Wolf Loc: Near Pensacola, FL
 
The 'wire' was a contrail...

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Jan 22, 2012 00:42:14   #
photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee
 
English_Wolf wrote:
The 'wire' was a contrail...


OH lol well what can I say

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Jan 22, 2012 02:38:45   #
satcomsta Loc: SoCal
 
Thank you very much. As you can see I'm LEGO as far as editing pictures comes. And also as English Wolf mentioned, and I failed to do so, those contrails have become kind of my watermark on the pictures as I get plenty of com flights @ my location. It would be great to have them back but I guess it won't be possible due to the contrast and brightness adjustments. Again, thank you very much for the job. The picture looks pretty and I didn't wanted to pass on the opportunity of seeing a 480 second exposure come to life.
photogrl57 wrote:
Here you go hun
All I did was use a tone enhancer on it to adjust the blacks and highlights .. then removed the wires on the lower left

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Jan 22, 2012 03:05:48   #
photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee
 
Here you go hun.



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Jan 22, 2012 04:36:30   #
satcomsta Loc: SoCal
 
Thank you very much. Got them trails back, awesome.
photogrl57 wrote:
Here you go hun.

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Jan 22, 2012 07:49:57   #
rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida
 
satcomsta wrote:
I took this shot last night, but for some reason the skies were not as clear as usually. But I was able to snap this 480 sec exposure. I would like to see if any one of you can do something to better the outcome. I have tried something but I'm no expert. The second picture is my attempt at fixing it with Printshop Pro4. I can't seem to get rid of the grainy finish on the photo. Any help will be appreciated.

Pic info:
Exp time 480 secs
ISO-64
f/stop- 4.4
Max aperture- f/2.8
Exp Bias- 0.0 ev
Focal length- 24.29mm
Contrast- Hard 2
Saturation- Hard 2
Sharpness- Hard 2
White Balance- Manual
Metering mode- Pattern
Exposure mode-Manual
Exposure Program- Manual
Focal length (35mm)- 136mm
I took this shot last night, but for some reason t... (show quote)


satcomsta your fix is great, brought out more detail and glow, and didn't lose anything.

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Jan 22, 2012 13:11:50   #
satcomsta Loc: SoCal
 
Oh, thank you!
rlaugh wrote:
satcomsta wrote:
I took this shot last night, but for some reason the skies were not as clear as usually. But I was able to snap this 480 sec exposure. I would like to see if any one of you can do something to better the outcome. I have tried something but I'm no expert. The second picture is my attempt at fixing it with Printshop Pro4. I can't seem to get rid of the grainy finish on the photo. Any help will be appreciated.

Pic info:
Exp time 480 secs
ISO-64
f/stop- 4.4
Max aperture- f/2.8
Exp Bias- 0.0 ev
Focal length- 24.29mm
Contrast- Hard 2
Saturation- Hard 2
Sharpness- Hard 2
White Balance- Manual
Metering mode- Pattern
Exposure mode-Manual
Exposure Program- Manual
Focal length (35mm)- 136mm
I took this shot last night, but for some reason t... (show quote)


satcomsta your fix is great, brought out more detail and glow, and didn't lose anything.
quote=satcomsta I took this shot last night, but ... (show quote)

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