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One of many ways to process a Milky Way image by Darryl W. Van Gaal Ive had many, many photographers come to me with questions on how Im able to capture my images of the milky way.  My response is that its really not a huge secret.  Capturing the image is probably the easiest part, while yes there is a learning curve, once you figure out that part it comes to be almost second nature.   Just like in film photography, no matter what youve captured on your camera it will come out looking a bit drab without the proper processing.  This post is designed to help you find your way around the digital darkroom and turning those night images into works of art that you may even be proud enough to hang on your living-room wall above the fireplace. The image that well use today is one that I took this past summer.  It is a great example to use to show my post processing techniques. This image was photographed in Long Point Ontario, it was shot with a Canon 6d… using Stellarium (stellarium.org) on a weekly basis.  Its a great (free) program and in my opinion is one of the best out there I like it for the ease of use along with the reality of the night sky.  If you use the right settings, the sky you see in Stellarium is strikingly similar to the sky youll see when you look out your door. Like I said, I do believe that it is an easy program to learn the ins and outs of,  BUT, like anything, there is still a learning curve. ) teaching you how to simulate your cameras field of view with a particular lens on it.  Which is aid in planning photography outings. This post is similar as it will teach you how you can use it to help you get a feeling as to what you&… If there is one thing Ive learned about processing night shots. There are as many opinions and as many ways to do things as there have been sunrises! With that being said, I thought Id share another This technique is very simple and very effective.  The nice thing about my tutorial is that I show you how to do it yourself.  I’m