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Hot take: that "sharpest ever" photo of the Horsehead Nebula is overprocessed
I read a thread yesterday where everyone was praising that new 3000x2000 pixel image from the astro guys in Chile. But honestly to me it looks like someone cranked up the contrast and sharpness sliders way too much in Photoshop. The original data probably had way more subtle detail but now it just looks artificial and harsh. Anyone else feel like we're losing the natural look in these composite images?
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jake9861d ago
Right, because nothing says "natural beauty of space" quite like cranking the clarity slider to 11 and calling it a day. Maybe next time they can just run it through an Instagram filter and save everyone the trouble. At this rate we'll be getting "deep fried" galaxy photos before the decade's out.
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phoenix_grant341d agoMost Upvoted
my buddy tried to edit a nebula photo for his astronomy class last semester and turned it so neon green it looked like a radioactive energy drink ad. the professor gave him a whole lecture about how processing should enhance what's actually there not transform it into a sci-fi poster. seeing people go that hard on real space images just makes me laugh cause you end up losing the whole point of why the original was cool in the first place.
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