California Couds

I am practicing some new processing techniques that I was recently shown by some Amarters and would be interested in comments

I think I need to go back and do a flat. I want to better show the finer whispy areas that surround the cloud but the noise in that area prevents me from high lighting it.

My concern is the point where it is not longer an actual image but art

IE: when do you stop

California Nebula

120m HA with 20m per color binned
FSQ (FL) ST2000

Thanks for looking and thanks for all your help so far

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Nicely done! I believe mostly what we do is art. When do you stop processing?... when you feel you have achieved the goal of the image.

Tom

John,
Great image!

Sometimes even after we stop, we go back again for some more reprocessing.

Hi John,

Welcome to the club! Often times I process an image, I'm pleased with the results and call it a night. The next day I look at it again and wonder what I was smoking the night before!

I agree with what everyone has said so far: it's more of an art, and you process until you either meet your objective, are happy with it, or gather more data and start all over again!

That said, I think you did a wonderful job with your Kalifornia!

Eric

Awesome image John!
Pretty dramatic, if you ask me!

Thank you for sharing, and keep it up! 8)