Just a gorgeous shot, Richard.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always Jeff. Happy birthday mate ..!!!

Dehaze punches the red pink significantly as I can see. Very useful in this particular subject ❤

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Yes it does seem to work well with these images.

Once again, another great tutorial. Thanks for your hard work. We all appreciate your skills and the time to record and edit these videos.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

That's very kind of you, thanks so much.

Very interesting

Another great video with my favourite Camera.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Your's and mine both Ben. Thanks for watching.

Wooooowwww! This is such a great video ….. ❤❤❤❤❤ This is really good and I’m looking forward to trying some of the adjustments you did! Very beautiful 😻 Luv ya as always ❤❤❤

@nightscapeimages.richard

5 ай бұрын

And you are very kind as always Carole, thank you.

Thank you, Richard, for an excellent instructional video. I am very keen to try this technique. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2024.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your great support Tony. All the very best for the Christmas season my friend.

Awesome again! Thanks for your time and effort to make those vids, much appreciated. Grtz from the Netherlands ;)

@nightscapeimages.richard

5 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate your great support my friend.

Great image and instructional video. Most of all thanks for sharing your editing process Richard, well explained and easy to follow. Just need to get Geoffery off the couch when the weather clears up.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always Keith. Just don't try him in the mornings ..!!!!

Great step by step description. And a good outcome. Happy holidays. From Victoria north. Where it’s grey and rainy.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate you watching Roger.

As always , its so nice to learn from your channel. Thank you@

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

And as always it's great hearing from you my friend.

The best tutorials on astrophotography editing are yours! Thank you, Richard! Best Wishes from Brazil! Marry Christmas and Happy New Year!

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

You're very kind indeed Rafael. Thank you my friend. Have a wonderful Christmas.

@akkarparkiamopas3401

6 ай бұрын

Agree , He always explain things in a simple way and easy to understand.

Thank you for sharing with us Richard. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. 🎄🎅🏻🎉

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your great support John.

Thank you. Very timely as I am going out tonight to photograph Orion and the Geminid meteor shower in the cold Utah desert.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I hope you have a great time out there Boyce

Thank You

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate you watching.

Thank you Richard,you are a magician and i am looking forward to your next spectacle.

@nightscapeimages.richard

5 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for your great support Peter.

Fabulous tutorial Richard and very entertaining. Love the Channel 🔭.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate your great support over the year Carl. All the best for Christmas mate.

@carljames7562

6 ай бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard you too Richard have a merry one 🍻🙏

Thanks Richard for this early Christmas present which is perfectly timed for those of us who have astro modified cameras and an Orion Project planned ...... if only the skies would clear and the current heat wave would stop. 😎👌🏆

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always Geoff. It's been pretty hot down here as well .. but lots of clear skies.

Thank you Richard for your kindness, this is a magnificent Astro editing lesson.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Luminita

Hi Richard nice to see you again have a great Xmas and a wonderful new year under the stars 🎄🧑‍🎄🤶🎅🎄🎄🎄📸📸📸📸

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend, I always appreciate your comments.

That’s fantastic - great final image, Richard, and super-informative and clear tutorial. I must have edited a couple of dozen Orion images and I still learned SO much in that video - it’s a fiddly beast but you broke it down simply. Thank you. Merry Christmas!

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for watching Paul. Yes Orion does present it's challenges but it is a beautiful part of the night sky for sure. Merry Christmas to you as well.

Thankyou for a great video, really enjoyed it. Merry Christmas to you and the family,

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Phillip, always appreciated mate.

This is what I did request you a year ago and it is finally here. Thank you so much ❤❤❤

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Yes it has taken me a while to get to this one.

Man Richard, the timing on this could not be better. I just got my old D7500 back from Spencers getting modified. I can't tell you how happy I was to see this video pop up on my feed today. Thank you SO MUCH for doing these videos. Cheers from Colorado.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I hope you find the video helpful Brian.

Great tutorial Richard 👍. Always surprised by the dynamic range of Orion, loved the detail and texture in the old car too. All the best for Xmas and NY 🎆

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Dominic. All the very best to you also for the Christmas season.

Thank you for another year of fantastic videos. Have a Merry Christmas and great new year Richard.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your ongoing support Andrew, really appreciated my friend.

Thank you for the tutorial. That starless edit looked amazing, I'll have to look into getting that plugin.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Brian. Yes StarXterminator is worth it's weight in gold ..!!!

Another great video and tutorial Richard, a merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family. I hope the weather gods are kind in 24 clear skies 🖖

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for your kind words Gavin. And a very merry Christmas season to you as well.

All the best for the holidays Richard best wishes to you and your family, enjoy the festivities and no doubt the rum balls. A great editing session your workflow is always simple to follow and that’s not easy to show in a video I suspect, I’ll bookmark this one Richard for reference if I get around to shooting Orion over the holidays.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for your ongoing support and encouragement Carl. It means a lot. All the very best to you for the Christmas season.

Thanks Richard, wonderful image and great tutorial, Merry Christmas and have a fantastic New Year.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind support David.

Fantástico..!! Muchas gracias por enseñarnos tu técnica.. Muy buen video!! Saludos.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate your comments Samuel

Lifting the exposure of a duplicate ground layer to help Sky Replacement recognize the scene is a great technique. Thank you for going over your processing.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. It's something I've been doing a lot and makes a huge difference.

Great video and thanks for making this !!!

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, thanks for watching.

Another great video Richard. Merry Xmas and a safe and Happy New Year to you and your family.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Tony, same to you my friend.

Thank you for making another post processing video Richard! I will try this in a few days when I am back home behind my computer processing the meteor shower over sand dunes in Death Valley (California). I was very lucky - cloudy for two weeks straight (including forthcoming days) with the only clear night being the one where I shot the meteors. By the way, I got the chance to used the two Ulanzi VL49 LED RGB panel lights you recommended to put some light on the dunes and they worked great. (I set them at 1 and 3 percent power for a 13 second exposure - does not take much on a dark night!)

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Kerry. It sounds like you had a great trip to Death Valley. Those little Ulanzi lights are marvelous aren't they . .!!!!

Hi Richard all the best for the festive season Just a message to say thanks for your videos I'm well and truly hooked still have heaps to learn but really enjoying the experience .would love to know the next time you have an exhibition. Once again thanks

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your very kind words Scott. I'm not planning any more exhibitions for the foreseeable future. All the very best for the Christmas season.

@user-km2su4bz5u

6 ай бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard 👍

Thanks Richard for yet another great video, packed with useful info. I do just love those Ha modified shots, I regret selling my Z6, I should have had it modified! Wishing you a great Christmas and looking forward to what you bring in the New Year

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for watching David. All the very best to you for the Christmas season also.

Plenty of takeaways in your workflow Richard for your viewers to incorporate in their own images, all very clearly explained👍. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and look forward to following your adventures in the New Year.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks again for watching Paul. Always appreciate your support. All the very best for the Christmas season.

Thanks great video 👍 most useful

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I'm really pleased to hear that Nick

You have such a wonderful habit of making things so simple, and yet so effective in your editing Richard, and making the process so easy to follow along with, this is, as you are aware so helpful to me right now and thanks so much for putting it out there. I'm sure one day the stars will align and I will get a clear sky. I can also mention to anyone thinking about doing one of your in person courses to get on the waiting lists, it was one of the best things I have ever experienced in so many ways.💯 All the best🙋‍♂

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your great encouragement Rob .. I'm sure the clouds will clear for you soon mate.

Very nicely done Richard, merry Xmas to you and your family.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Erny, same to you my friend.

Awesome Richard, thank you for sharing, this may help with an image I have been working but couldn't get the sky to blend properly. Thank you again, I always learn something from your videos. The image is amazing and I wish you and your family a merry Xmas and a fantastic new year.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks indeed Dennis. All the very best to you also.

Thank you Richard for this magnificent Astro editing lesson. The sky here in southern Europe (Portugal) has been very cloudy and with a lot of rain, but as soon as it improves it will be one of my targets to photograph (Orion) and put this lesson into practice. Thank you Richard, a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year with everything you want achieved.🎄✨🎁👏♥

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for your kind comments Mario. All the very best for the Christmas season my friend.

Love the tip of reducing the stars at the bottom for more realistic blend

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Just a simple idea that makes a lot of diffeence.

Another great video Richard, and incredibly well times as I start my Christmas road trip from SA to NSW and back. Love the simplicity of your process. Have a wonderful Christmas.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Eric, I hope you have a wonderful trip.

Thank you Richard for the informative video and all the amazing content you have created in 2023. Have a fantastic Christmas and enjoy the festive season. Look forward to seeing more in 2024.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Virat. You're a very great supporter my friend and I really appreciated it. All the very best for the Christmas season to you.

OMG!!!!! WHAT A JOB YOU DID!!!!!! SUPERB!!! Thank you for your videos it really helps a lot to learn and motivates to try it myself

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your encouragement .. it means a lot.

Another editing master class, Richard. Many thanks for this :-)

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

You're always welcome Simon, thank you.

Amazing image. I wish you the best for this year. Kiss from France.

@nightscapeimages.richard

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Vincent

Not really fussed about where Orion is opposed to where it was, when we stack milkyway shots it's in a slightly different position to the 1st sky image anyway. The brightening of the foreground image to match the final sky also isn't a problem, we usually have a lot of light pollution on the horizon so it still looks realistic to me. I'd like to wish you and your family a safe and merry Christmas, and look forward to next year's journey which hopefully i can get my backside into gear and get out more also

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks heaps for tuning in Robert. Always appreciated.

Thanks once again for a wonderfully detailed editing video. I took lots of notes and will be revisiting the Orion image I took last weekend, and then plan to blend it with an image I took out in Joshua Tree National Park at one of my favorite areas with two Joshua trees in it, looking to the east. I'll use PlanIt Pro to make sure I have the alignment of Orion close to real life as I only have an image of the Pleiades rising from that same spot this past August and am not sure if I'll make it back out to see where Orion actually rises there.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your generous support Cheryl, it means a lot. I think you're doing really well with your images.

Hi, Richard. How are you? Recently, I was studying how to capture the Bernard's loop. Some tutorials suggests hours of exposure and/or stacking. But you were able to capture it with just one single exposure. Dou you think these tutorials were talking about stock cameras (non modified for Ha)? Best Wishes!

@nightscapeimages.richard

4 ай бұрын

I'm going well Rafael. There is no doubt that you'll get more detail and better results with more exposure time. I think the h-alpha mod cameras really help to see more of Barnard's loop etc for sure. But I think one of the most important things is to find clear and dark skies. It makes a big difference.

Hi Richard, another brilliant image, well done. I was wondering if you might be able to advise me of the best way to shoot Orion without a tracker. Perhaps a number of stacked images processed in Sequator or Photoshop?

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Ivan. Yes that's exactly how I'd shoot it . .lots of images stacked.

Any way to capture the nebulosity without having a modified camera. Super looking image and some very useful PS tips

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I think your best option is dark skies and possibly stacking more exposures.

Hi Richard, wonderful video. I’ve watched many of your tutorials and have enjoyed all of them and have learned a lot. I haven’t seen one on how exactly you get your sky loaded into the sky replacement section of PS. I’ve been getting it done but would like to know your method. In this video, you export a tiff file out to a folder on your HD then you go to PS and work your fore ground images and the do your sky replacement and WALA their it is already loaded in the sky replacement section of PS. How did you get it to show up automatically like that? I have to bring up the sky replacement section and hit the plus icon to load my new sky into the existing group. Thank for all your incredible help. You are generous with your knowledge and easy to learn from . Happy holidays!

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Norm. I already pre-loaded the sky into the sky replacement section .. mainly to save time on the video. There's a little plus sign down at the bottom that you click on at add a sky.

Hi Richard, hailing from Barbados in the Caribbean; I noticed that you have a horizontal to vertical rotation collar on your camera, what brand is it an Atoll?

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Yes it is the Atoll Michael . .it makes things really easy.

You make it look too easy... I know it isn't, thanks for the lesson

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Always appreciate you watching Greg, thank you.

Thnx Richard? Would camera raw or lightrooms own denoising also work? Or would it only be available on the entire picture (i guess), since the camera raw filter in PS doesn‘t provide denoise!? Reimund

@nightscapeimages.richard

4 ай бұрын

Yes that's correct, it would work for sure though to reduce noise.

I have not had a mod astro cam, so I might end up using a stock cam with multiple tracked images. Do you think if this is gonna work ?

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Yes I think you'll get great results doing that.

Thank you for the very informative video Richard. I have had a rear filter removal on my canon 6d, which should give the ha. Would you recommend shooting fg with a non modded camera. Also if you don't have any of those plugins, what sort of adjustments do you make?

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Suzie. I do often shoot the foreground with a non modded camera . .it's just easier sometimes. All of my older editing videos don't have the extra plug-ins.

@andysuzierawlins5462

6 ай бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard but do they still include editing sky from a modded camera

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

I nearly always shoot the sky scenes with the modded camera.@@andysuzierawlins5462

@andysuzierawlins5462

6 ай бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard do you have videos of editing a sky shot with a modded camera, without ps plugins?

Hi Richard, excellent as always. I have a question. I have a Canon T5 astromodified. They removed the IR Filter however i can’t get those bright reds after processing. Just a little bit. I’m ok bortle 3. Why do you think the reds are not so bright and defined?

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

That's a little difficult to say Mario . . but I can tell you that it does take quite a bit of post processing to bring the reds out even with a modified camera. What lens are you using ..??

@mariovm1243

6 ай бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard i use a Samyang 16 mm f/2.0 same exposure time 120 sec. ISO 800 Tracked.

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Ok, that should be really good. I think if you may need to shoot more frames and stack them.@@mariovm1243

So, after you were done with the sky image and back in LR, you exported that image into another folder. I am assuming your PS Sky replacement settings are somehow synced to that folder to automatically pick up that image?

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Yes I exported a Tiff file from Lightroom of that sky image into another folder. I may not have shown in this video but when applying the Sky Replacement in Photoshop you can select one of your own images to add . .that's what I did here. There's a little cross down at the bottom of the dialogue box that appears when you launch the Sky Replacement panel. See this video at about 25:22. kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWaO0pN8qanPk5c.html

@andreaboyle9435

6 ай бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard excellent!! I will check it out! 😊

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

It can be tricky to find these little adjustments. Let me know if you need any further assistance.@@andreaboyle9435

Did you use AWB for this scene?

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

No I very rarely use auto white balance at all for nightscape images.

not the same sky without star alignment... wrong position...

@nightscapeimages.richard

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yes I did mention that.

If using a star tracker do you set the camera to bulb mode ? Or just leave it on manual mode thanks

@nightscapeimages.richard

5 ай бұрын

That depends on what shutter speed you want to use and how you intend to trigger your camera. For the majority of cameras you'll have to set them to Bulb mode to go longer than 30 second shutter speed. All the other settings will be in manual.

@nightskyimages2977

5 ай бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks mate 👍 figured it out was setting I had to change in my z6 2 extended shutter speed now I can go to 60 seconds or higher once you polar align a star tracker can you than turn it to face other things or have to leave it facing the position you align it in ? Sorry just no one I know to ask lol