moosus

I rarely post. I'm just a hobbyist and I don't have the skill level of you hard-core shooters. This is my first ever moonshot. I know, it leaves a lot to be desired. If you folks would suggest a few NX Studio settings to correct this flawed image, like how to correct the burned-out left side of the moon and just a few other setting changes that a novice could handle, I would appreciate your help. MM

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R.G. Loc: Scotland

The highlights are blown but not extensively and not enough to ruin the shot. But because of that you can't add much in the way of contrast. I got a slight improvement by lowering the brightness a bit and turning up Protect Highlights to about 80. It also needs denoise. I checked the denoise option and selected Slower and Better and put Intensity to 5.

If you have a raw image to work on you should do that. Hopefully you have something bigger than the small jpeg that you posted. If you're saving as jpeg in camera, choose the largest file size (or the best quality - whichever applies).

Ioannis

I’m looking at your wonderful picture of the blue moon, and I’m competing it with mine. I’m embarrassed even just to call it a picture, great job.

moosus

I did make changes to RAW at first and then I went to JPEG to post it to UHH. I didn't think to post the RAW version for the store original option. The "Protect Highlights" was helpful and your suggestion for denoise options is what I was asking for advice about. Your Slower and Better Denoise option and the change of the Intensity level to 5 is what I am unfamiliar with. I shoot both RAW and JPEG with my 7200. Thank you for your quick response. MM

R.G. Loc: Scotland

You're welcome. The raw file probably needs less extreme adjustments for denoise.

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

I think it looks pretty good. I'm sure you will get some constructive advice from others, but I like it. BTW it looks like the moon has been rotated about 90 degrees clockwise from normal view.

moosus

Thank you. I made some adjustments in RAW but I don't remember purposefully rotating the image, although I might have done that inadvertently. MM.

profbowman Loc: Harrisonburg, VA, USA

The Moon is a good first astrophysics object to photograph. And it is good for a second and a third and a fourth and.... You have done well but will do even better.

I am guessing that you cropped this one from a much larger jpeg file. May I suggest that you post here another jpeg but get this one from the RAW format that will bee exported from your editing program as a jpeg file so it can be posted to UHH. You don't have to crop it too drastically before posting.

I have taken your photo and as the opposite of what R. G. suggested. I reduced the contrast but followed that up with a reduction in brightness. I also reduced its size to help with sharpening and also did some sharpening.

What some people thought was noise was actually artifacts from too much sharpening on the jpeg file. In IrfanView, I applied a 3 or 5 worth of a Median Filter to get rid of those wavy artifacts which I then follow up with a sharpening of 20, or so.

Maybe this will give you some ideas to try in post processing your Moon photos. --Richard