Rob Masters

 I am a novice when it comes to driving advanced post-processing tools like Siril , which, if you are getting into astrophotography, I highly recommend. It does have a steep learning curve, especially the post-stack processing side. Powerful, but not intuitive. But if you want quick results from your funky new smart telescope, you do have alternatives. So let's have a look at some solar photography and see what happens. Here is a untouched image, and the same image with some in-camera curve adjustment. The only edit is to crop the image. The Sun, unmodified With in-camera curve  adjustment Straight away, you can see more detail - the penumbras are clearer in sun spots, the granulation is more obvious.  Now let's look at what happens when you get heavy handed with Snapseed's structure and sharpening tools, adjusting the shadows and highlights a bit more, adding a touch of HDR and tweaking the colour balance. Heavily post processed in Snapseed First up, the granulation is v...

Astrofest2019, Curtin University. Telescope field, and gibbous moon. Shot with a Theta V, edited in Theta+ to create a #tinyplanet and #Snapseed to finish.

Unstuck Seaplane taking off from Perth Water. Shot with Samsung NX1, 50-200 zoom, and processed in Snapseed #flying #seaplane #perth #nx1 #snapseed

One of the few upsides to a big bushfire is the amazing sunsets they create. Like this one. #perth #bushfire #sunset #snapseed #nx #nx300 #perthisok

I see this scene most weekdays, but usually from a car. Today I was on foot, and able to catch it for once! I was even given a scattering of clouds! Edited with Snapseed​ #snapseed #skyhunters #nx300

Gibbous Moon over Perth Edited in Snapseed​ inspired by the edits from You Tube's NavEdits. Shot using a monopod braced against a fencepost. #samsung #nx300 #perth #snapseed

More playing with the live composite mode of the TG-4. Edited with Snapseed​​ #perth #astrophotography #startrails #snapseed Next time, take the ND filters with me and the filter adaptor, so I can dim the city a little.

The Second Storm #nx500 #snapseed

Perth at Sunset Processing with #snapseed , camera my trusty NX300.

Shadows on the Wall WPP2016 - Week 41 - Shadows +Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell #WPP2016 #WPP2016-Wk-41-Shadows The sun reflecting off two buildings, and through some blinds at my work, created this, high on a wall. #snapseed

Alien Skies WPP2016 - Week 40 - Sky or Clouds +Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell #WPP2016 #WPP2016-Wk-40-Sky--or--Clouds They're not really seagulls... :) Some seriously overdone #snapseed processing, but it is a fun result!

The Grande Dame of the river. PS Decoy on her weekly jazz cruise. #snapseed

Horizontal and Vertical! WPP2016 - Week 38 - Horizontal or vertical +Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell #WPP2016 #WPP2016-Wk-38-Horizontal-or-vertical The International Moth is one of the most amazingly insane sailing dinghies out there. A 'Development Class', it has gone from an overgrown plank with a sail to a stick on wings with a sail in the course of the last 20 years. They are incredibly fast, and when they come a cropper, they really come a cropper! This would be the first time I have set out to create a post-process composite from the outset. This is created from two shots, about 10 minutes and 1km apart of the same boat. Edited in #pixlr for the composite and #snapseed to finish. Shot on a Nikon P900 at maximum zoom from the far side of the Swan River.

Pop Birthday! WPP2016 - Week 37 - Celebration +Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell #WPP2016 #WPP2016-Wk-37-Celebration Shot in low light, and massively under-exposed, some creative processing in #snapseed produced this escapee from the height of the 60s!

OK, the P900 continues to amaze. Full moon. Shot hand-held , using the programmed settings at full zoom. Welcome to the future. Processed in #snapseed. #moon

Another gibbous waxing moon. P900, #snapseed