[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yep, lots of cool, intriguing bits and pieces there Marcus, looking good so far, the final version should look good

Mike

Thanks Mike!

Originally Posted by Placidus

What a crispy clean clear sharp rendition! Perfect.


Just love that pair of espresso coffee cups, and the big chunk of brain coral at top left.


Your framing presents the right hand coffee cup a bit differently. It is the left eye (our right) of Grog, the character from the BC comic.

Thank you M&T! I wouldn't have thought of coffee cups or Grog. But did you see the crab crawling over the brain coral??

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Sensational Marcus. That is my favourite neb in the LMC. I started to image it myself again for the 3rd time last night but clouds came over.

That would make a spectacular colour image.

Greg.

Thanks very much Greg! I think colour will add a lovely dimension. I'll be aiming for a somewhat more natural looking palette than the ones I see on the internet. I'm sure that will be pretty challenging to achieve though.

Originally Posted by Geoff45

Beautiful Marcus. I don’t think it needs any colour. A nice contrasty B & W image is hard to beat.

Thanks Geoff! Fair enough - I like a good mono image too because you clearly see the full spectrum of tonal & contrast variations. I'll probably maintain a mono version on my website when I'm done.

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

What a marvelous result.

I really like your framing of this region. Looking forward to seeing how you handle the colour...

...Hopefully au naturale ! (I'm not a fan of the current fashion that maps green to yellow...or purple or whatever )

Many thanks Peter!. Ah yes, the framing. I said a few impolite words when after the first 4 hours I finally decided I had screwed it up. I had noticed earlier that it was offset low and to the right but indecision made me postpone the decision to restart.

Yes, the colour will be as natural looking as I can make it with a not-to-much / not-too-little amount of saturation. That's how I roll.

Originally Posted by multiweb

It's already looking good Marcus. Great details and contrast. Heaps of really diverse and interesting structures in that fov.

Many thanks Marc! Encouragement very much appreciated!

Originally Posted by Andy01

Not much to add the deserved praise above. Echoing Greg’s comments it’s also my favourite LMC target and your monochrome rendition here is superb

Thank you Andy! I hope the colour (when I eventually get it) doesn't disappoint! I confess, this object wasn't on my radar until quite recently.