Editing Orion - Full Post Processing Tutorial

[@viviandaly5110]

Absoulitely love the finished image Richard 👏👏🇮🇪

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks as always Vivian

[@cleverelf]

Thank You

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I appreciate you watching.

[@PhillipMcCallum]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks Phillip, always appreciated mate.

[@the_film_foto]

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]

Thanks for your encouragement .. it means a lot.

[@carolelabrecque2799]

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]

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

[@akkarparkiamopas3401]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes it does seem to work well with these images.

[@paultutton9443]

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]

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

[@treeman3663]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thank you my friend, I always appreciate your comments.

[@akkarparkiamopas3401]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@RafaelCBeltrame]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@akkarparkiamopas3401]

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

[@huyballack]

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you Richard!!!!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@Ben_Stewart]

Another great video with my favourite Camera.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@PowellGuide]

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]

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

[@baszonneveld7740]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I very much appreciate your great support my friend.

[@johnd5244]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for your great support John.

[@geoffsharpe6456]

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]

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

[@Hedgehogpeter1]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks as always for your great support Peter.

[@lactech27]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@GrainyByNature]

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]

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

[@carljames7562]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@carljames7562]

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

[@keithmahoney494]

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]

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

[@rogerbotting3459]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I very much appreciate you watching Roger.

[@boycefitzgerald]

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]

I hope you have a great time out there Boyce

[@raphaellencrerot]

Very interesting

[@samuelmatossantiago5108]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I very much appreciate your comments Samuel

[@brianpotopowitz9542]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@sjloree]

What an amazing tutorial! Thank you so much.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks a lot for watching. Appreciate your kind words of encouragement.

[@Tony-gm3im]

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]

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

[@brianjordan8990]

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]

I hope you find the video helpful Brian.

[@luminitaquraishi5349]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thank you so much for watching Luminita

[@andrewdoyle19]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@AstroRoad]

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]

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

[@gavinheppenstall766]

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]

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

[@ericwilkes1840]

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]

Thanks Eric, I hope you have a wonderful trip.

[@johncarter591]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Just a simple idea that makes a lot of diffeence.

[@davidcassford6361]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for your kind support David.

[@i_soumyabanerjee]

Great video and thanks for making this !!!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

You're very welcome, thanks for watching.

[@ernyr516]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much Erny, same to you my friend.

[@tonyclark1504]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much Tony, same to you my friend.

[@nightscapejournals]

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]

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.

[@cherylwilcox9648]

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]

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

[@carlreid4161]

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]

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

[@nickhawtin7243]

Thanks great video 👍 most useful

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm really pleased to hear that Nick

[@TheDogogd]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@PentaxLife]

Just a gorgeous shot, Richard.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@dhg1960]

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]

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

[@ViratShah]

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]

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.

[@simonharding5696]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

You're always welcome Simon, thank you.

[@kerrykroberts7809]

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]

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 . .!!!!

[@ScottSmithers-j4e]

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]

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.

[@ScottSmithers-j4e]

@@nightscapeimages.richard 👍

[@dennisblack4444]

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]

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

[@vincentdupin4375]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching Vincent

[@RobGaleSpecialVideos]

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]

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

[@mariopereira8261]

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]

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

[@michaelturton357]

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]

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

[@robertleeimages]

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]

Thanks heaps for tuning in Robert. Always appreciated.

[@normwitt5882]

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]

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.

[@RafaelCBeltrame]

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]

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.

[@ivan7453]

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]

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

[@mariovm1243]

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]

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]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@andysuzierawlins5462]

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]

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]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@andysuzierawlins5462]

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

[@akkarparkiamopas3401]

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]

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

[@YoBroz-ix5rq]

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]

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

[@esjovold6572]

Do you ever use the denoise in lightroom or camera raw instead of topaz?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I mostly use Topaz . .especially in photoshop as it doesn't add another tiff or DHG file into the mix. It does in lightroom though . .so I usually do the de-noise in photoshop. I have tried the de-noise in lightroom and it's very good as well.

[@akkarparkiamopas3401]

Did you use AWB for this scene?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@andreaboyle9435]

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]

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. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWO9oWR5rqucmZY

[@andreaboyle9435]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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

[@gregmac8268]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Always appreciate you watching Greg, thank you.

[@TobyLo]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching. Yes I did mention that.

[@nightskyimages2977]

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

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

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]

@@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