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  1. 03-04-2012, 09:07 PM #1
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    My first go at a photo. A near full moon plus the light pollution of Newcastle kept me limited last night so I thought I would take a photo of the moon. Took a little processing in GIMP (one TV ad break to be precise). Apart from literally colouring it in, what's the best way to get rid of the blue outline of the moon (please consider today was the first day I had even heard of GIMP!

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    Hmm might not have worked, here it is then

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    Very good go of it
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    Quote Originally Posted by bshill View Post

    Apart from literally colouring it in, what's the best way to get rid of the blue outline of the moon
    You could change from an image with colors to a grayscale image, and the blue will become light gray - less obvious and more like haze.

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    Great 1st image, congratulations. Nice afocal shot! Bet you can't wait until it's full...? Cheers

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