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Appreciation post: My galaxy photo's color dilemma
Last week, I was editing a photo of the Whirlpool Galaxy and made the blues and reds pop way more. It looked fantastic, but I started wondering if I was being honest about what's up there. I spent an hour debating with myself, which is pretty silly for a hobby. In my experience, a little enhancement is fine, but I added a note saying it was edited. Your mileage may vary on how much editing is okay.
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the_adam7mo ago
Our own eyes are terrible at seeing color in dim light. Every single astrophoto is already a massive translation from what the sensor captures to what we can see. The real question is whether your edit helps share the WOW of the object, not if it matches a reality our biology can't even perceive.
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richard1104mo ago
The_adam totally nailed it. I spent a whole night last week cranking up the colors on Orion and felt guilty too. Got over it quick though. Our eyeballs are useless in the dark anyway.
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