Affinity for the Moon

[kiwiapple]

I bought Affinity Photo some time ago but hardly ever use it. Today I decided to see how it stacks up (ahem...) against Photoshop, especially when dealing with stacking astro images like this. This is a shot of the moon that I took a few weeks ago with a Canon R5 and a 100-400mm lens with 2x extender. I stacked 15 frames together in Affinity and then adjusted the colours and saturation to get the mineraly look that seems to be so popular. I like the muted tones in this version compared with others I've come up with lately. I might have to get more comfortable with Affinity Photo after all.

 

[AlanLichty]

This is an amazing level of detail and I like your subtle take on the colors.

 

[JimFox]

Hey James, I like the look of this. It's definitely more subtle, that might be more appealing to some people who don't seem to like Mineral Moon images.

 

[Comet Hunter]

very cool

 

[Mike Lewis]

That looks excellent - great detail and just the right touch on the coloring. I may need to get my R5 and RF100-500 out and try your technique of stacking. Are you saying you stacked this in Affinity Photo manually?

ML

 

[kiwiapple]

Sorry for the delay in replying--this is a busy time in the hospitality business!! Yes, I stacked the images in Affinity, and then used the procedure that they shared on YouTube some time ago to manage the tones and colours.

 

[Comet Hunter]

So how did the the 2 programs compare in stacking?

 

[kiwiapple]

Affinity and Photoshop seem to be pretty much equivalent when it comes to stacking. The only thing I find is that since I usually shoot video and use "lucky imaging", Autostakkert is the best way for me to get my stacked image.