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Pages: 1 Kevdog sage Reged: 07/11/12 Loc: Desert Hills, AZ First Solar pic with Meade SolarMax 60       #5342570 - 07/29/12 11:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well, third attempt, but first decent one. I know I still need to nail down the focus. I'm going to cut out a 2 hole mask to help focusing and haven't got around to making it yet, but finally got a decent focused one in between clouds today. I used a SolarMax II 60mm with single filter (will get a dual soon when the credit card cools off). I connected my Olympus E-PM1 with a 2x Orion barlow. Then post-processed a bit. I'm happy with it, but I know it can be better. Any hints on taking good images with the SolarMax II 60mm? Post Extras:       PatHolland Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/11/09 Loc: Clever, Missouri Re: First Solar pic with Meade SolarMax 60 [Re: Kevdog]       #5342620 - 07/29/12 11:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hey Kev! Not a bad image. Do you have photoshop? I use Photoshop CS3 and use smart sharpen to sharpen up my images a bit. I find getting perfect focus on the sun is very, very difficult. I sharpen it up after stacking to compensate. Post Extras:       PatHolland Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/11/09 Loc: Clever, Missouri Re: First Solar pic with Meade SolarMax 60 [Re: PatHolland]       #5342624 - 07/30/12 12:01 AM Attachment (15 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's a quick and dirty smart sharpen in Photoshop CS3... Post Extras:       Kevdog sage Reged: 07/11/12 Loc: Desert Hills, AZ Re: First Solar pic with Meade SolarMax 60 [Re: PatHolland]       #5343166 - 07/30/12 11:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Hey Kev! Not a bad image. Do you have photoshop? I use Photoshop CS3 and use smart sharpen to sharpen up my images a bit. I find getting perfect focus on the sun is very, very difficult. I sharpen it up after stacking to compensate. Funny enough I have Photoshop 6.... the original 6, not CS6 (circa 1999). I'll actually trying upping the sharpening when I process the RAW. Should come out better at that point... thanks for the tip. I gotta find the time to make my Hartmann mask. I've got the template printed out (generated with this link http://www.billyard-ink.com/Hartmann.shtml) and I just have to put it onto cardboard and cut it out! Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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