Thank you for taking it a little slower. I'm one of those who is new to Photoshop. Also, thank you for sharing your thoughts and conveying your ethics on where the line is (or should be) with post processing. Very refreshing for those of us who want to hone our photography skills and have the editing bring out the detail of what we photographed, vs creating images that never existed.
Enjoyed that Alyn. I am the same as you and only do composites if I took the photos at the same time (i.e. focus stacks / HDR etc..). Although that last image was amazing!!!! It look 3D.
Thanks Nigel! Although I'm not really against composites that are not pretending to be a real photograph. That's what I don't get, people have unlimited freedom with composites, you could create a world that has a sunset and a sunrise going on at the same time with a giant ringed planet in the sky but nope, they just create stuff that could have been done with patience and planning.
R.I.P Alyn, my thoughts to your family... Also a fellow Welsh man that only lived a few miles from me he was such a talented man and its great Alyn have past on his knowledge and have showed us all his amazing astro photos.
Love it! I have a 150-600 on the way and this has been the main thing I've wanted a super tele for. Also, when doing a marquee, if you hold Alt (option on Mac) you can draw the marquee from a centre point instead of edges (can still use shift for a perfect circle). And also when masking out the stars you could also just ctrl/command click your existing mask from the glow layer to get the selection for the mask then invert it for a perfect mask of the moon instead of brushing. Hopefully this doesn't come across the wrong way, they're just two thing I use all the time that I wish I'd found out about earlier! Thanks again for another great tutorial
WOW, the best explanation of what a layer mask is I've ever heard!!! So clear! As the saying goes" If you cannot explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough yourself". Sir, you definitely know what you are talking about! Thanks a lot!
Thank you man, in general I don't like watching photoshop tutorials at all, but really enjoyed watching this one. Learn a lot. It was very to the point, no endless talking about tiny little details no one cares about. But still very well explained, even for beginners. The internet needs more of that
Outstanding video. Learned a lot. At 8:47 I had to look up creating the stamp visible layer on a MAC as you need to use Shift+Command+Option+E (Mac OS). Everything else was perfect and you made it straightforward and easy - Thank You.
This was amazing. Been looking at the moon the past few nights and didn’t have the motivation to get out and shoot it. I’ve now got a reason to shoot it. Thanks
That was a very nice tutorial. Well explained, simple and straight to the point. Not only learnt about how to HDR the moon, but also about a few tools I had no idea what they did (the ruler).
The end result is excellent. I think many non-diehard astronomy folks don't care if it's a composite, they just care about the feeling the image invokes. It's hard to describe what feeling I get other than amazement.
Ok so I om going to have to watch this 50 more times and take notes! I have never understood how to do this. You have a new follower and I’m glad CZcams does not get rid of videos for us latecomers
Thankyou so much for this video....iam a die hard selenophile..and was always blown away by such pictures...always wanted take this picture since iam a photographer...this video cleared all my confusions... thankyou so much once again❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you, Alyn. I just discovered your channel from Steven Barnes in a moveshootmove user group I joined on Facebook. At 49, Sometimes I feel too old to learn new things, but your tutorial and teaching style really helps. I truly appreciate it.
Two nights ago the crescent moon was about 1-2 degrees to the Pleaides. I bracketed the exposures but I did not know how I was going to process the images until I saw your tutorial. Thanks!
Perfect timing for this video. I have been playing with different stacking methods lately and I'm excited to try this to get stars in the same composition.
Thank you for this excellent tutorial showing us two different approaches. Awesome. I'm glad I've subscribed to your channel. Lots to learn from you, thank you so much.
Fantastic video Alyn! I'm trying to do more moon landscapes but with a well exposed moon, but not too well. But this method is perfect! Moons that have no glow in landscape images just look fake. Thanks so much for the video!
When you need to make a perfect circle selection, you can hold shift while you click and drag the selection, and then press and hold spacebar if you need to move the selection around. Just another method for selecting the moon without using the two guidelines. Not saying the guide method is "wrong" or anything like that, just offering up another way to do it that might save a little time in the future. :)
funny always when i work my moonfoto i watch your video. Its one of, or the best on youtube! and yes i have done some crazy thigs with the moon, thks to you...
Thanks a lot for your tutorial. You explain it calm and clear! 👍 I created my moon shot two days ago and the result is great! 🌓 Thaaaaank youuuuu! 🙋♂️😀😎👏 Bravo!
If we could guarantee a month of clear skies here in sunny Yorkshire then I'd like to take a shot each night and make a composite of the whole moon with the terminator from each night. Then you'd have crazy detail in a full moon. Have you ever tried bringing out the colour in the moon? Some of those pictures look amazing.
Rest in peace, Alyn Wallace. You will be missed. This was your most helpful tutorial to me.
Is he dead 😿😿😿
@@nomadpralay1945 Sadly, yes. I now only go by his channel to remember him
@@hunter133official may his soul gets peace 🕊️😞🫂
What happened to him?
@@neermullac he died of natural causes (i'm unsure what happened)
Best HDR moon tutorial on CZcams
By far. First time on this channel, subscribed!
This video taught me how to do my HDR moon shots. Thank you, Alyn. May you rest in peace.
Thank you for taking it a little slower. I'm one of those who is new to Photoshop. Also, thank you for sharing your thoughts and conveying your ethics on where the line is (or should be) with post processing. Very refreshing for those of us who want to hone our photography skills and have the editing bring out the detail of what we photographed, vs creating images that never existed.
Enjoyed that Alyn. I am the same as you and only do composites if I took the photos at the same time (i.e. focus stacks / HDR etc..). Although that last image was amazing!!!! It look 3D.
Thanks Nigel! Although I'm not really against composites that are not pretending to be a real photograph. That's what I don't get, people have unlimited freedom with composites, you could create a world that has a sunset and a sunrise going on at the same time with a giant ringed planet in the sky but nope, they just create stuff that could have been done with patience and planning.
Wow, didn't expect to see you in this comment section Nigel! Just came from one of your videos ahah. Keep up the great work, both of you :)
wow good to see you here Nigel
@@AlynWallace
This comment backs up your moral standpoint with logic & facts. Subbed for life!
@@roadtrippin2781 I hope you're referring to your own life and not his, because if it's the latter I got some bad news...
RIP My friend. You are still mourned through our community.
R.I.P Alyn, my thoughts to your family... Also a fellow Welsh man that only lived a few miles from me he was such a talented man and its great Alyn have past on his knowledge and have showed us all his amazing astro photos.
That last one is really beautiful.
Great tutorial. Can't wait for a clear evening when the moon is visible to try this out. 👍
Best description of masks and how to use them I have seen. Thank you for sharing.
Love it! I have a 150-600 on the way and this has been the main thing I've wanted a super tele for. Also, when doing a marquee, if you hold Alt (option on Mac) you can draw the marquee from a centre point instead of edges (can still use shift for a perfect circle). And also when masking out the stars you could also just ctrl/command click your existing mask from the glow layer to get the selection for the mask then invert it for a perfect mask of the moon instead of brushing. Hopefully this doesn't come across the wrong way, they're just two thing I use all the time that I wish I'd found out about earlier! Thanks again for another great tutorial
WOW, the best explanation of what a layer mask is I've ever heard!!! So clear! As the saying goes" If you cannot explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough yourself". Sir, you definitely know what you are talking about! Thanks a lot!
The adjustment layer clipping is something new I learned. Lots of new photoshop tricks in this!
I know the last one was a creative interpretation, but Wow!! It looks great!
A STUNNING composite ate the end of the video, can’t wait to try it ..
Thank you man, in general I don't like watching photoshop tutorials at all, but really enjoyed watching this one. Learn a lot. It was very to the point, no endless talking about tiny little details no one cares about. But still very well explained, even for beginners. The internet needs more of that
Outstanding video. Learned a lot. At 8:47 I had to look up creating the stamp visible layer on a MAC as you need to use Shift+Command+Option+E (Mac OS). Everything else was perfect and you made it straightforward and easy - Thank You.
cheers :)
Alyn, I appreciated the fact that you went slow. Thank you!
Indeed, didn't needed pause.
i mean this fitted all the shots ive been shooting for a while especially the one 3 days ago and the result is .... im speachless thank you Alyn!
This was amazing. Been looking at the moon the past few nights and didn’t have the motivation to get out and shoot it. I’ve now got a reason to shoot it. Thanks
That was a very nice tutorial. Well explained, simple and straight to the point. Not only learnt about how to HDR the moon, but also about a few tools I had no idea what they did (the ruler).
The end result is excellent. I think many non-diehard astronomy folks don't care if it's a composite, they just care about the feeling the image invokes. It's hard to describe what feeling I get other than amazement.
Ok so I om going to have to watch this 50 more times and take notes! I have never understood how to do this. You have a new follower and I’m glad CZcams does not get rid of videos for us latecomers
Thankyou so much for this video....iam a die hard selenophile..and was always blown away by such pictures...always wanted take this picture since iam a photographer...this video cleared all my confusions... thankyou so much once again❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have been trying this for a while. Now this video is out, it’s going to help
I can’t believe how amazing is that tutorial! Much simpler and easier than paid Photoshop courses!!!
you are amazing explaining ! Thank you so much for your time and work !
I just learned more on this tutorial than most other tutorials on CZcams. Thank you!
Awesome video. Just the perfect amount of detail. Thanks!
Hi Alyn, You're a wizard, well done.
Been seeing a few of these images popping up the past week so this is a great tutorial at the perfect time. Great job Alyn thanks a lot.
loved this cannot wait till the next full moon.
Pretty incredibe Alyn! Thank you for making the time to present your technique.
Excellent video Alyn. A procedure that's quite complex but you explained it brilliantly.
Great work mate!
Thanks for explaining the basics. Now I actually understand what a layer mask is for the first time.
Man I learnt so much that I never ever learnt from any photoshop video before. Great work dude✌
Nothing wrong with the second method so long as the technique is described and not tried to pass as something it's not! Looks stunning.
Thank you for such a nice tuto. And thanks for making me realise the moral part..that is important for me too. Cheers
Brilliant tutorial easy to follow and just the right amount of instruction.
No way, looks so good. Thanks!
Thank you, Alyn. I just discovered your channel from Steven Barnes in a moveshootmove user group I joined on Facebook. At 49, Sometimes I feel too old to learn new things, but your tutorial and teaching style really helps. I truly appreciate it.
Great tutorial, well explained and easy to follow! Thank you for sharing!
Explaining the layer masks was very good.
Excellent tutorial on the PS process in editing to make it easier to understand!!
A cool video again. I have been shooting the moon while at home
Okay! Ready to follow along using images I took of the Nov 21 eclipse. Thanks!
Thank you for this tutorial, very well explained
That was the best hdr moon tutorial I've seen so far!!!
That's awesome, dude! Got some pretty impressive results for the first time here! Thanks a lot!
Love seeing your pictures I’ve always loved Astronomy thank you
Two nights ago the crescent moon was about 1-2 degrees to the Pleaides. I bracketed the exposures but I did not know how I was going to process the images until I saw your tutorial. Thanks!
Super video Alyn. Very clear
Perfect timing for this video. I have been playing with different stacking methods lately and I'm excited to try this to get stars in the same composition.
Nice pace and good clear guidance - will definately try this out.
Very very clever! Can’t wait to try
So awesome! Seems so straight forward but never even thought about trying this! Thanks for the video!
Very nice explanation on the techniques and process! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
awesome video. thanks for inspiring and teaching us like you do in every video!
Great video! Clear infos and easy to understand. Thanks! Clear skies!
Nice one Alyn, may give this a go tonight. I always neglect the moon!
Wow, you made it so easy to understand.. good job
Very good tutorial
First try and came amazing
Thank you for amazing video
Simply... wow! Thanks Alyn.
Thank you for this excellent tutorial showing us two different approaches. Awesome. I'm glad I've subscribed to your channel. Lots to learn from you, thank you so much.
Fantastic video Alyn! I'm trying to do more moon landscapes but with a well exposed moon, but not too well. But this method is perfect! Moons that have no glow in landscape images just look fake. Thanks so much for the video!
Very cool... both images. Thanks for the tutorial. Well presented for those if us that are a bit slow to learn new programs.
Great video man! Broke it down nicely & made a great image!!
Great Tutorial Alyn. Thanks
Super helpful and amazing video, thank you!
You are awesome Alyn! Thank you for sharing!!
When you need to make a perfect circle selection, you can hold shift while you click and drag the selection, and then press and hold spacebar if you need to move the selection around. Just another method for selecting the moon without using the two guidelines. Not saying the guide method is "wrong" or anything like that, just offering up another way to do it that might save a little time in the future. :)
BEST TUTORIAL EVER!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS!
Fascinating. This one goes in my reference file so I can try it later.
Brilliant work! Thanks for sharing your process.
This is brilliant, thanks for doing this
This was a crazy tutorial Learnt a lot
really really appreciate you taking the time to explain layer masks for us noobs. and this whole tutorial as well. Also appreciate your morals :)
Cheers for that Alyn..great technique..been following you ever since your fantastic presentation at Devizes Camera Club last year..
Omg!!!! Mind blown. Can't wait to try it soon 😍😍
Crystal clear... marvelous!!!
Best astro channel ! thank you Alyn. Iwish I can come to workshop with you one day :)
thank you soo much !! ive been searching for a tutorial of this for ages !
I'm definitely giving your lesson, a try tonight or tomorrow. Which ever night the sky is clear for the Moon.
Best tutorial ever.
funny always when i work my moonfoto i watch your video. Its one of, or the best on youtube! and yes i have done some crazy thigs with the moon, thks to you...
Thanks, Alyn awesome tutorial ....
Very fine tutorial. Thanks for keeping it simple for beginners like me.
That looks awesome!
Thanks a lot for your tutorial. You explain it calm and clear! 👍 I created my moon shot two days ago and the result is great! 🌓 Thaaaaank youuuuu! 🙋♂️😀😎👏 Bravo!
Nice tutorial - Your use of guides to place that elliptical marquee tool is a great idea! Thanks :-)
Awesome final result
I found your channel on dec 2018 when you just posted the geminids meteor shower my fav video by far
Thanks Alyn, beautifully explained.
Great 👍 tutorial thanks for breaking down how to use mask
Beautifuly explained. Gonna try 👍
If we could guarantee a month of clear skies here in sunny Yorkshire then I'd like to take a shot each night and make a composite of the whole moon with the terminator from each night. Then you'd have crazy detail in a full moon.
Have you ever tried bringing out the colour in the moon? Some of those pictures look amazing.
Thanks Alyn very good tutorial.
Really well explained - thanks
Nice video with perfect explanation. Well done, have to try it.
Great, great tutorial Alyn!