My Andromeda shot last week convinced me to ditch photo edits for good

I see tons of edited astronomy photos that look stunning. But I think they often miss the point of what's really out there. My recent pic of the Andromeda galaxy is raw, no tweaks at all. Some people argue edits help us see deep space better. I feel like it's cheating and makes everything too perfect. In my view, the messy, real sky is more beautiful. Does anyone else feel this way, or am I way off base?

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victor1329d ago

What settings worked for your raw shot? I used a similar no-edit approach on my last nebula pic and the natural noise looked awesome, lol. Honestly, it made me appreciate the actual sky more than any polished version.

oscarb765d ago

Dude, for my last raw Orion shot I stuck with ISO 1600 and a 90 second exposure. Honestly, letting the camera just collect light without overdoing it gave me those cool grainy stars @wendy671 mentioned. The random noise patterns actually looked like real sky texture, not just digital mess. Tbh I tried a 2 minute shot too but the longer exposure started washing out the dark parts.

wendy6719d ago

Hey @victor132, that natural noise looking awesome bit... raw is real. Makes the sky feel way more genuine than any edit.