M17 - a repro

[cybereye]

Well at this rate I'll have reprocessed my entire collection...

Here's a repro of the M17 data that I took back in August last year. It's become very apparent that I was going through a high contrast phase in my processing back then.

I think I've now got a better handle on my colour management and a better understanding of how my Baader UHC-S filter affects the colours. I'm also getting a better feel for some of the finer points of processing - I hope! :question:

Anyway, here's the new and the old for you all to look at - hopefully the new isn't as painful on the eye as the old was.

Cheers,
Mario

PS I look at what I'd posted last year and wonder how did I stray from the path of righteousness.:sadeyes:

[Ross G]

Another nice improvement Mario.

Were your old versions processed with StarTools?

Ross.

[cybereye]

Ross,

Yes they were but I wasn't as up on some of the modules as I am now. Also I'm not sure what I was thinking at the time but I don't really like what I'd done in my first attempts.

StarTools is fantastic - I just needed to learn to control my enthusiasm using all the nice goodies it provides!!

Cheers,
Mario

[rmuhlack]

you haven't changed your monitor by any chance? (or perhaps changed the settings on your monitor...?)

From my own (very limited) experience I have noticed that my images look quite different depending on what i am viewing them on (desktop, my imaging laptop, work computer, iphone etc etc).

i'm going through a repro phase as well. Now that im using new software (in my case PixInsight) there is so much more hidden in my early images from last year than I ever realised :)

:cheers:

[cybereye]

It's funny you should say that! Yes I have recalibrated my monitor since those high contrast days...