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I do hope you like her - she's my best friend. She gives back all the love she receives and much, much more.
Done with love ...
Thanks for all your faves and comments my friends, life's been tough recently (no I'm not starving or homeless and I'm not a refugee, thank goodness). Just had to show you one of my most beloved beings on this earth.
Slightly edited in Topaz and textured using PicMonkey Pro, removing background.
Thanks for looking !
Butterflies are now visiting my local library garden though only saw three. I was able to isolate this against pavement background. Then edited in NIK High Key to remove background shadows and distraction. Added a very subtle tint to white background in Lightroom.
Final edit and texture in Topaz Studio.
HSS
I did not take out 135mm lens for a quite while. Too many fifties to try.
I like the world seen by 135. One could find details further away, come close, remove background. And it s forced to walk back to take that additional inch or two.
Tair 11 is one of the finest 135mm (even thou it is not technically 135 but 133mm) I used.
Happy Valentine's Day!!
Self Pose used FOXCITY. Pika Pose (altered, removed background)
~Shiny Stuffs~ Black & White CATWA Applier Set (full face)
.euphoric ~Hope Eyes Applier ~[Catwa]
E.BEAUTY - KYLIE SKIN [CATWA] - BOM // EYEBROW
{ Speakeasy } Girl Boss Tattoo
Izzie's - Catwa/LAQ/LOGO - Face Moles medium
ShadowLight Ultimate v1.3
FAC BodyLight v1.0
LA VIE - Glitter Mailtreya SPARKEL ( Gold & Silver )
CATWA EYES RIG Kimberly v3.2
CATWA HEAD Kimberly v4.5
CATWA TEETH B [Small] v3.2
Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V5.3
DOUX - JLOW Hairstyle [L/Boobs]
Cynful Mina Piercings - Collarbone - Maitreya Lara
Dirty Secrets - (CANDY) Right Nipple Barbell Piercing
Dirty Secrets - (CANDY) Left Nipple Barbell Piercing
~LF~ Barbell -Kimberly-
~LF~ Dimple Piercing -Kimberly-
^^Swallow^^ Princess Ears Left
^^Swallow^^ Princess Ears Right
-Sorumin- Bloody heart (in hands)
'we really need more Female Acoustic Poses!
Used the 'remove background' option and concocted something I like better. Fun project for these Covid days.
I was finally able to figure out how to remove backgrounds from my pictures, using photoshop...I then merged two photos, one that I made all black....and this is what I came up with!
15 x 7-min ISO 1600 autoguided exposures; astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
This close-up of Simba was a tiny bit underexposed to start with, as I wanted detail only in his eyes (and a little in his face). To keep some definition in his face, and remove background colour and detail, I converted to black and white. Next I saturated the coloured version on a different layer, and then created a layer mask to bring the saturated eyes into the black and white image.
Was working on a creative piece for this years La Crosse Area Camera Club. The angel statute was photographed by me at Our Lady of Hope Shrine near Green Bay. The creative license has been greatly expanded and I am pushing the limit here with removing background and inserting elements. Called Floral Garden Angel. Enjoy!
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Edited to remove background as suggested by photo D3...
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ProCamera photos & parts of drawings done in Procreate further processed using Pixelmator & iColorama on iPad Pro L using Apple Pencil.
The photo of the girl was a rather whimsical, lymp, free pose mixed with a secondary photo which beckoned my artistic instincts to turn it into a digital watercolor, my medium of expression outside of the digital world. I used Pixelmator to resize, remove background & change some color parts of photos & elements. Some photos used were turned into contour drawings in iColorama with most contour line drawn in Procreate while continuing to experiment in both apps for watercolor effects, color, composition & story. The butterflies were all drawn in Procreate as well as contour lines from an over enlarged flower as seen simply in the background. I wanted to do something unexpected so I veered off into a color palette with a feel of slight mornfulness & deceit, thus the name, 'Butterfly Lies'. I added a slightly agitated feel on the center area of the girl in iColorama & then repeated original pose twice in watercolor like, rather souless replicas of the main figure in the background. I love experimenting with the artistic possibilities of Apps & photos, changing reality into what initially it may not be.
Another reworked shot from my archives. Taken during a visit to the Toronto Zoo in 2016.
Luminar4 used to remove background (Dodge and Burn) and enhance details.
7 x 8-minute ISO 1600 autoguided exposures (taken 25 Sept 2022) and 7 x 10-minute ISO 1600 manually off-axis guided exposures (taken in Nov 2012); astro-modified Canon 600D and Meade ED 127mm f/7.5 telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by light pollution.
This took me a good 6 hrs - settign up the pose in balck dragon, setting up the lighting, getting the angle for the shot...enhancing with ai-removing background, adding reflection adding water and ripples adding sky all in pshop then running it through lightroom. HOPE YOU LIKE THE RESULT.
Hello Everyone, and Happy New Year! I built this last year (wow, a whole day ago!) but did not get along to finishing the editing, so, alas, here it is now! My first build of the New Year! I recently got both an Xbox One and Wii U for Christmas (shared with my brother) and that has inspired me to build this. Battlefront is such a great game: the graphics are stunning, the gameplay is fun, and I really enjoy it! The quality of this picture is not all that good for some reason, but it's probably because I'm not the best at removing backgrounds. If anyone has techniques or would like to help me with that, I'd appreciate it!
15 x 7-min ISO 1600 and 15 x 4-min ISO 3200 exposures, taken over 2 sessions; astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope, piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for autoguiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
"White Egrets Greeting" by Patti Deters. These two white birds are Great Egrets (Ardea alba) and were flying around looking for a suitable nest location. They would "greet" each other as they passed, perhaps the one asking if the yellow flowers might make a good place for the nest. You can tell it is breeding season by the green coloring near their eyes and the beginning of long plumage tail feathers. The birds were photographed in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and a several heavy textures have been added to remove background distractions. If you like outdoor nature art, please enjoy more avian and other wildlife images at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/white-egrets-greeting-pa....
Data captured in July, 19 from XII EBA from Brazil.
**Equipment: refractor 80mm F7.5, mount SkyWatcher HEQ5, camera QHY163M and Optolong filters.
**Total exposure: 7.5 hours
StarNet++ was applied to remove background stars.
Don't think many of you know that besides photography, sports cars are definitely my other passion in life :D I have been inspired by automotive photography for a very long time and always admire what other professional photographers can achieve. However it wasn't until last weekend that I decided to give it a go at creating a moving automotive shot & really... what could be better than being able to shoot and create an action image of my very own car! Since this is my first attempt, please feel free to criticise :D I'm sure I will lots more to learn & I can't wait to create more !
For those who are keen to do a similar image like this, there are a few ways to achieve this. The cool way is of coz to shoot it with a specialised rig attached to the car or shoot it from the back of a ute. Unfortunately I do not have the privilege of these so you guess it... the only one for me is through photoshop :P (which many professional photographers did too!)
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An moving action shot of Mercedes SLK280 (which I had since 2011)
The Shot
3 exposure shots (+2..0..-2 EV) of static car with background in RAW with tripod
3 exposure shots (+2..0..-2 EV) of only background without car in RAW with tripod
Camera :: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens :: Canon EF 16-35mm F/2.8L
Tripod :: Manfrotto 055XPROB with 498RC2 Head
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
Background with road image
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- Added 1 layer mask effect of duplicated image with radial blur (zoom) for road action effect
- Added 2 layer mask effect of duplicated image with motion blur for moving trees effect
- Added 2 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (reds & yellows) to tone down selective area
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (cyans & greens) to darken the vegetations
Static car image
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- Added 2 layer mask effect of duplicated image with radial blur (spin) + free transform (warp) for spinning wheels effect
- Added 1 layer mask effect of duplicated image to remove background & just keep the car and shadow
Final image
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- Blended car image onto background image
- Added 2 layer mask effect of duplicated car image with 30% & 50% opacity for shadow on moving road
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'brightness' to darken the shadow
- Added 3 layer mask effect of 'curves' for selective contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'photo filter' (warm) to enhance the image
- Cloned off my face at the driver seat (for my own preference & purpose of privacy lol! :P)
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With a quick turn of its delicate neck, an Anna's Hummingbird keeps an eye on me focusing in on it. I would rarely convert a bird image to black and white unless it enhanced the original. This one did.
My photographic images, and photo-transformed graphics are free to download under Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. Some Rights Reserved. Thank you for your continued fellowship in photographic imagery.
13 x 3-min ISO 3200 exposures; astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope, piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for auto-guiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
Please click here to see this on white!
This picture was shot on hand held in RAW. Processed file in Photoshop CS6. Removed background and replaced with black. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. 1 layer mask in soft light mode at 50% gray, using brush tool to lighten and darken some areas of the image, to bring out details. Topaz Clarity for additional boost in contrast and color.
Portrait of a male Mandrill Monkey at Oregon Zoo.
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This breathtaking plant was in a neighbor's yard. I just love tropical plants, and this one was special.
I have enhanced it with airbrush to bring out the natural colors and remove background distractions.
Explore #138, Oct. 21, 2009
I did not take out 135mm lens for a quite while. Too many fifties to try.
I like the world seen by 135. One could find details further away, come close, remove background. And it s forced to walk back to take that additional inch or two.
Tair 11 is one of the finest 135mm (even thou it is not technically 135 but 133mm) I used.
Lightblading legend - Patrick Rochon demonstrating a lightblading kata with his Liteblade KYO system at the excellent light painting meet-up in Brisbane’s New Farm Park. It was great to meet Patrick and see him demonstrating some of his lightblading moves. f/11, 8secs, ISO100. Post processed from RAW exposure in Adobe Lightroom 6, including local adjustments to remove background artefact.
First combined exposures using Bry's Observatory!
Equipment:
Scope: Celestron Edge HD 9.25 (with 0.7x reducer)
Mount: Celestron CGX-L mount
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 1600mm-Pro camera (Cooled to -20, unity gain 139/50).
Off-axis Guider: Celestron OAG with a Touptek Guide Camera
Filter/Filterwheel: Astromania Manual Filter wheel, Astromania LRGB Filters
14 x 300s Red
15 x 300s Green
11 x 300s Blue
200 total minutes of integration shot from a Bortle 7/6 zone near Salt Lake City, Utah.
Software:
PHD2 for guiding
Sharpcap for Polar Alignment
Sequence Generator Pro for exposure acquisition
Celestron PWI for mount interface
PixInsight for:
Exposure registration and integration
Dynamic cropping
Mono channel registration
Dynamic cropping
Background extraction
LinearFit to Blue Channel
Channel combination
Dynamic background extraction
ScreenTransferFunction
Curves and histogram manipulation to generate contrast
SCNR to remove background green and blue noise
MultiscaleLinearTransfer to increase detail/sharpness
Export as Tiff to upload
Had a run of a few hours last night in order to top up last years M31 taken by my 6 year old son.
I've taken it up to 7 hours in luminance, and combined it with just under 4 hours from the DSLR. With plenty of work going in to removing background colour blotching that you always seem to get with a DSLR (regardless of exposure time).
28x900 (L) Atik 383L+
40x300 (RGB) Canon 1000d
Thanks for looking! :)
I was able to take astro images over 10 nights in September, which must be something of a record for me! I'm still working through the processing and posting.
This was 30 x 4-minute ISO 3200 autoguided exposures; with an astro-modified Canon 600D and Meade ED 127mm f/7.5 telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by light pollution.
Note that the pale red disk around the bright star (Gamma Cass) is caused by reflection on the light pollution filter in the camera.
What? Did I mix up pescadology with botolony? Do you suppose that this could be a Klingon. I've only seen one of them before, see comments:
Originally it seemed that I shot everything but the flowers at Denver Botanic gardens. I decided to make a series of some of my showy botanic shots for a series. I followed some of the paths scattered about the Denver Botanic Gardens but I found this inside the pavilion where they have jungle (Jungle Jim just jumped me) plantings. I am now posting more of my botanical series after my extended series of garden environmental shot series. I still have lots of garden shots to edit. Some at a time.
This shows my series change. Well, at least this is some of the jumping color I snapped. Next?
This is yet another from an early summer eDDie trek to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have passed it untold times but never invested my time or ponied up the entrance fee. This shouts that upkeep at the gardens is far from free, but eDDie bought a season pass so I did another round of sponge bobbing at the right price. Boy, this place is loaded with distractions that were made for me! ...and, did I ever get distracted.
Trekkers and lookie-loos packed and poked every path and display making clean shots more difficult. There were plants, displays and art in the park everywhere, keeping me abuzz and focusing in to removing background peeps. This shows that I actually got to botanic growies sooner or later. When will I change interests in another series like I usually do? As you can see from my steam, I make treks all over the place, gathering new captures as I can.
Since the Denver Botonic Gardens trek, I have made more treks with eDDie especially to the hills. At least I was able to snag a load of shots on that mellow day. I filled my film card for the first time ever. OK, I was tapped and all in by the time it was filled.
Data provided from Chilescope and processed by me.
It was used images in h-alpha and OIII channels.
StarNet++ was applied to remove background stars.
BatmanBeyond117 beat me to make one, but heres mine with a custom coat that can be removed! background is d back of my batman book
Another reworked shot from a 2017 visit to the Toronto Zoo. Removed background and cropped image in Luminar4.2
18 x 4-min ISO 1600 autoguided exposures; astro-modified Canon 600D and Meade ED 127mm f/7.5 telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by light pollution.
Tarantula Nebula is an impressive cosmic object, it lies in Great Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy of our local group. This nebula is very rich in hydrogen, in this image we can see many complex clouds of ionized gas. NGC 2070 is a jewel for southern astrophotographers and I'm feeling so happy with this work. It's always a challenge to get this nebula because it is high on sky in rainy season here in Brazil.
**Equipment: refractor 80mm F7.5, mount SkyWatcher HEQ5, camera QHY163M and Optolong filters.
**Total exposure: 6.8 hours
StarNet++ was applied to remove background stars.
It seems that I shot everything but the flowers at Denver Botanic gardens. There is still time to change course after looking at my load of sequestered unedited captures from my trek with eDDie. While following some of the paths scattered about the Denver Botanic Gardens, I found many spots outside the pavilion where they had flowers fringing paths. Here are some columbines alongside other ground plantings. Columbines are easily grown outside in this area. It looks like that I am getting closer to botanical series after my extended series of garden environment shots. Egad, I still have a real load of garden shots to edit. Some at a time; some at a time.
I supposed I ought to edit some of the flowers that cover Denver's gardens before too darn long. Well, this shows some as a change up. Well, at least this is some of the color I snapped away. Next?
This is yet another from an early summer eDDie trek to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have passed untold times but never invested my time or ponied up the entrance fee. This path shouts that upkeep at the gardens is far from free, but eDDie bought a season pass so I did another round of sponge bobbing at the right price. Boy, this place is loaded with distractions that were made for me! ...and, did I get distracted.
Trekkers and lookie-loos packed and poked every path and display. There were plants, displays and art in the park everywhere, keeping me abuzz and focusing in to removing background peeps. This shows that I actually got to botanic growies sooner or later. When will I change interests in another series like I usually do? As you can see from my steam, I make treks all over the place, gathering new captures as I can.
Since the Denver Botonic Gardens trek, I have made more treks with eDDie especially to the hills. At least I was able to snag a load of shots on that mellow day. I filled my film card for the first time ever. OK, I was tapped and all in by the time it was filled.
Here is my completed image of the Eagle Nebula (M16) imaged with Sulphur, Hydrogen, and Oxygen narrowband filters. This false-color widefield image of the nebula represents the strong oxygen signal as cyan, hydrogen as yellow/orange, and the stronger sulphur signal as red. Naturally, this nebula is nearly all red in color, as hydrogen-alpha dominates the field. With selective filters and processing I have stretched the intensity of the Oiii and Sii to better represent where they lie in the nebula.
Equipment:
OTA: William Optics GT81 w/0.8x reducer (382mm fl at f/4.7)
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G (HEQ-5)
Guidescope: Orion 50mm guidescope
Guiding camera: Orion StarShoot Autoguider
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Accessories:
DeepSkyDad Autofocuser
QHYCCD PoleMaster
Software:
SGP
PHD2
CdC
PixInsight
Acquisition:
Location: Flower Mound, TX for Ha(Bortle 7), Atoka, OK and Ft. Griffin State Historic Park, TX for Oiii and Sii(Bortle 3)
Dates: 5/12/18, 5/26/18, 5/27/18, 6/29/18, 6/30/18, 8/2/18, 8/3/18, 8/6/18
Gain: 200 Offset: 50
Camera temp: -10C
Sii: 36x600" Astrodon 3nm
Ha: 160x300" Astrodon 5nm
Oiii: 37x600" Astrodon 3nm
Total integration time: 25hr 30min
64x darks per calibration (master from library)
30x flats per calibration
200x bias per calibration (master from library)
Preprocessing:
Batch PreProcessing script to generate calibrated images
StarAlignment
LocalNormalization
ImageIntegration
DrizzleIntegration
DynamicCrop each master
DBE each master
Luminance Processing:
Duplicated the master Ha to use as the luminance
Deconvolution
TGV & MMT noise reduction (via Jon Rista's method)
HistogramTransformation bring to non-linear
Duplicated the image to create a starless version, using a starmask and several iterations of MMT and MT. Then pushed the faint nebulosity in the starless version using PixelMath expression: "1-(1-$T)*(1-$T)"
Combined the starless version with the image using PixelMath expression "F=0.4; (1-(1-$T)*(1-s)*F)+($T*~F)" followed by the same function but with F=0.2, (s=starless photo).
HDRMultiscaleTransform to reveal core
MultiscaleLinearTransform for sharpening
LocalHistogramEqualization
MMT and MT for star size reduction
MMT for noise reduction of the darker areas
Preparing separate Sii, Ha, and Oiii linear masters for tonemapping (applied to each master individually):
TGV & MMT noise reduction (via Jon Rista's method)
Removed stars via a StarMask and a few iterations of MMT and MT
Further removed background artifacts with an unmasked MMT
HistogramTransformation to bring to non-linear
HDRMultiscaleTransform to reveal core
Combined prepared Sii, Ha, and Oiii masters with ChannelCombination:
R: Sii
G: Ha
B: Oiii
Tonemap Processing:
Invert>SCNR green>Invert to remove magenta
Several a/b channel CurvesTransformations using ColorMasks to alter the colors to an aesthetically pleasing palette
CurvesTransformation for saturation
DBE to remove color bias in the corners
Combined Tonemap with Luminance using LRGBCombination
HistogramTransformation to stretch image slightly
UnsharpMask with a StarMask to harden up the soft stars a tad
CurvesTransformation for slight saturation
ACDNR for final noise reduction
Resampled to 40% for web posting
"Sandhill Romping in the Rocks" by Patti Deters. A Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) with her wings outstretched appears to be romping and dancing on the sand among rocks and tall grasses, suggesting a wetland edge habitat. Notable details of this large, grey wading bird include long legs and neck, sharp beak, and the characteristic patch of red skin on its forehead. The crane's wings are partially raised, adding a sense of dynamism as if it's balancing, displaying, or preparing for flight, all rendered with soft brushstrokes against a clean white background. The bird is from my own photograph that I've cut out, then placed into this minimal coastal scene for artistic effect and to remove background distractions. Thank you for viewing this picture. If you like outdoor nature photography, please enjoy more birds, animals, and other wildlife images at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/sandhill-romping-in-the-....
Latest portrait of my Daughter Taylor, aged 13.
Colour original, converted to "orange filtered" B&W in Picasa.
Removed blemishes in Photoshop, also removed background with a black layer.
Improved contrast, dodged and burned.
Re-drew eye with added details to iris area, and new catchlights as original was taken with natural light from large double doors.
Added "warmth" in Picasa, then de-saturated (this brings in a brown/sepia tint to the image).
Resized and unsharpened for the final image.
Total time from capture to finish = 1 hour.
So proud that Taylor's image was chosen as the winner in the blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/kateday/100002267/photo-com..., thanks Kate Day.
Looks like these stamen are really horny and showing off their masculinity in this yellow columbine. These flowers are common around here. Often, people rip Columbine blue columbine off from the hugh country and plant them in their back yards. They turn yellow soon enough. Were they stressed at high altitude? Perhaps but I prefer them up at altitude.
It seeems that I shot everything but the flowers at Denver Botanic gardens. I decided to make a series of some of my flower shots after looking at my load of unedited captures from my trek with eDDie. While following some of the paths scattered about the Denver Botanic Gardens, I found many spots outside the pavilion where they had flowers fringing paths. Columbines were alongside other ground plantings. Columbines are easily grown in outside gardens in this area. I am posting a botanical series after my extended series of garden environment shot series. Egad, I still have a real load of garden shots to edit. Some at a time.
I supposed I ought to edit some of the flowers that cover Denver's gardens before long. Well, this shows some as a series change. Well, at least this is some of the color I snapped away. Next?
This is yet another from an early summer eDDie trek to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have passed untold times but never invested my time or ponied up the entrance fee. This path shouts that upkeep at the gardens is far from free, but eDDie bought a season pass so I did another round of sponge bobbing at the right price. Boy, this place is loaded with distractions that were made for me! ...and, did I get distracted.
Trekkers and lookie-loos packed and poked every path and display. There were plants, displays and art in the park everywhere, keeping me abuzz and focusing in to removing background peeps. This shows that I actually got to botanic growies sooner or later. When will I change interests in another series like I usually do? As you can see from my steam, I make treks all over the place, gathering new captures as I can.
Since the Denver Botonic Gardens trek, I have made more treks with eDDie especially to the hills. At least I was able to snag a load of shots on that mellow day. I filled my film card for the first time ever. OK, I was tapped and all in by the time it was filled.
Please click here to see this on white!
This picture was shot on hand held in RAW. Processed file in Photoshop CS6. Removed background and replaced with black. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. 1 layer mask in soft light mode at 50% gray, using brush tool to lighten and darken some areas of the image, to bring out details. Topaz Clarity for additional boost in contrast and color.
Portrait of a Southern White Rhino at Singapore Zoo. This one was captured last year when I was visiting Singapore during Chinese New Year. TGIF!
To view my other images of the Animal Kingdom, click here.
To purchase a print of this, please visit Fine Art America
It seems that I shot plenty of growies and flowers at Denver Botanic gardens. Thus the edited captures and new series from my trek with eDDie. While following some of the paths scattered about the Denver Botanic Gardens, I found many spots outside the pavilion where they had flowers fringing paths. Here is a patch of Colorado columbines brought in from the hig country. Columbines are easily grown everywhere in this area but high country blue columbines fade to yellow on the flats. This one has already lost luster. I guess that is why they are so precious when found in the high country. Snap pictures and leave them alone at altitude. Transplants won't work anyway. My dad tried and tried. Egad, I still have a real load of garden shots to edit. Maybe a few more.
Well, this extends more of my new series. Well, at least this is some of the color I snapped. Next?
This is yet another from an early summer eDDie trek to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have passed untold times but never invested my time or ponied up the entrance fee. This path shouts that upkeep at the gardens is far from free, but eDDie bought a season pass so I did another round of sponge bobbing at the right price. Boy, this place is loaded with distractions that were made for me! ...and, did I get distracted.
Trekkers and lookie-loos packed and poked every path and display. There were plants, displays and art in the park everywhere, keeping me abuzz and focusing in to removing background peeps. Color me amazed by this place.
After the Denver Botonic Gardens trek, I was tapped and all in by the time my card was filled.
This is a little more interesting than M3 and M5 in some respects. Its obvious optical characteristic is a straight bar of bright stars running almost vertically along the core.
Its line of sight also puts it very close to the Rho Ophiuchus complex of stars and dust clouds - its not that far from the Antares nebulosity/dust cloud.
My orginal image (before PixInsight processing) had quite a background gradient of red/yellow to the left which was probably the edge of the dust cloud lit up by the red supergiant Antares.
Almost the first processing step in PixInsight is to remove background gradients! I considered saving the extracted gradient and blending it back in again but left it in the end.
My next GC will be NGC 6144, which lies right behind the Antares nebulosity/dust cloud.
19 x 6 min exposures, dithered and drizzled. Post-processed in PixInsight 1.8. Acquired remotely from iTelescope T3 in NM.
12 x 7-min ISO 1600 autoguided exposures (taken 24 Sep 2022) and 7 x 7-min ISO 1600 manually guided exposures (taken 20 Sept 2015); astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope, piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for guiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
Unfortunately the pale red circles around the bright stars are reflections caused by the clip-in light pollution filter that I always use. I should really remove it when such bright stars are in the frame!