Rosette Finished!!

[marc4darkskies]

Finally!!! A break in the clouds for a couple of nights!!!
Thankyou! :prey:

Managed to start another project and finish off my Rosette. Here 'tis ...

Large (Use Crtrl + / - to zoom in and out in your browser):
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/141710079/original

Small:
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/141710079/large

Capture details under the image. Hope you like it!

Cheers,
Marcus

[swannies1983]

That's a fantastic image Marcus. Well done! :D

[DavidU]

:jawdrop:Awesome Marcus.

[Peter Ward]

As sweet.... by any other name ? :D

Yep. Very tidy effort. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[troypiggo]

Superb. Best I've seen I think.

[SkyViking]

Wow that's incredible. Great resolution and the colours really stand out. A top result, congratulations and thanks for sharing.

[TrevorW]

Ditto from me :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[alpal]

What a superb photo.
You must frame it & put it on the wall!

[dugnsuz]

Very nice Marcus

[marc4darkskies]

Cheers Dan!


Thanks a lot Dave - glad you liked it!



Appreciate that, thanks mate!



Cheers Troy, glad you think so! :)



Thanks Rolf. Couldn't do it without my trusty Tak! Operating at 825mm with the reducer it's a killer!



Thanks Trev!



With all the others you mean? :D Thanks Alpal!



Cheers Doug!

[Octane]

That image is love.

Astounding.

H

[bartman]

Thats bloody awesome.....!
Nice one Marcus!
Cheers
Bartman

[Deeno]

Fantastic result!

[strongmanmike]

Great result Marcus

As I suspected the field is size suits this object. Perhaps not as vibrant as I was expecting :confuse3: (not a criticism) but overall a fine image :thumbsup:

Mike

[CoolhandJo]

Fantastic depth and colour looks great. Love the tail detail too

[Garyh]

Lovely Marcus! it just glows with delight!
cheers Gary

[peter_4059]

Awesome shot Marcus.

[h0ughy]

it does bring a tear to the eye, and a streak of green envy that you have such a beautiful image

[gregbradley]

Another beautiful image Marcus. The best Rosette of the year. You really are on top of this imaging game.

Greg.

[marc4darkskies]

Cheers Marc! I was pretty thrilled at the detail and range of colour present.



Thanks Bart!



Thanks Deeno!



Thanks Mike - and I always appreciate your feedback mate! :thumbsup: I think I know what you mean but striking the balance and avoiding the fluro look was on my mind plus I'm trying (and maybe failing) to be "true to the light". Maybe you're too used to the wild colours of NB! ;) In any case I tweaked it very subtley but doubt there's much more I can do.



Cheers Paul! In times gone by (and still occassionally now :shrug:) the Rose was portrayed a bland and almost monochrome red! I think when you take the time, most objects will have a complexity of colour that can be surprising.



Thanks mate!



Glad you liked it Pete!



Thanks David - appreciate that! Now that you're back online I expect to see some stunners coming out of the Doghouse!



Hey Greg! Thanks mate! My processing workflow was a bit rusty with all this rain but I think I pulled it off. Did you get out on Thurs and Fri nights? First completely clear moonless nights in months!

[Octane]

I'm not Marc! :P

H

[Rigel003]

Wonderful image, Marcus. Beautiful color variation everywhere and so much detail you can get lost in there looking at it all.

[marc4darkskies]

Ooops ... sorry Humi - I'm usually more careful. :ashamed:






Cheers Graeme!

[DavidTrap]

Very nice Marcus,

I've got data of this waiting to process - hopefully this will inspire/guide me processing mine!

DT

[richardo]

This is lovely Marcus.
Super res and colours!

Glad the weather cleared for you to finish it off.

Top shelf!

Rich

[Stevec35]

Yes that is a fine Rosette. Detail and colour is excellent.

Cheers

Steve

[RobF]

An amazing outcome from that project time Marcus. Congratulations.
Thanks too on Ctrl +/- (wasn't aware of that shortcut)

[David Fitz-Henr]

Brilliant effort Marcus! I especially like the processing you've done on those dark globules. Actually, I haven't visited here (Deep Space) for a while; after all, it hasn't stopped raining for the past three months!! Over how long did you collect the data? I haven't done any image processing in yonks - I'll need some refresher lessons from the master I think!!

[atalas]

Wonderful work Marcus.

[marc4darkskies]

Don't delay! Process it and let's see! :) Cheers mate!



Thanks Rich! Makes me want to :sad: when I think about what Sydney weather used to be like - plenty of clear nights! Now they're as rare as once or twice a month or two if you're lucky!



Thanks Steve. I was pleasantly surprised by the depth and variability of the colour actually.



Cheers Rob! I like to post full res because it allows the viewer to swim around in the image - no need for multiple versions, just zoom in and out to see the detail you want to see!



Thanks David. No special processing on the globules mate. I applied progresssive high pass filtering and unsharping to the whole frame to bring out the detail & contrast. I used some fairly large scale layer masking of course plus I had to preserve the stars from bloat.

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks a lot Louie!

[multiweb]

That's a great shot Marcus. The processing, details and color saturation are just spot on. A lot of details but it's still smooth and natural. You can dig in and still see fine structure. Best rendition around. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Ah you're too kind Marc - thanks mate & glad you liked it!

[bloodhound31]

Mate, that's exquisite! Best I've seen.

Frame it, sell it, prof-it.

Baz.

[Paul Haese]

Nice work Marcus.

[marc4darkskies]

Cheers Baz - glad you liked it mate! Oh, how I wish I could make money out of this hobby <sigh> :question: :shrug::sadeyes::help:



Thanks Paul!

[marco]

Excellent details Marcus, really well done, a very nice rose for all of us! :thumbsup:

Clear skies
Marco

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks Marco - much appreciated! It would have made a good Valantines gift (printed & framed) if I'd finished it in time - that's what I was intending. Maybe next Valentines I'll print a dozen off :lol:

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Marcus.

Sharp, detailed and amzing colours.

I love the composition.

Thanks.

Ross.

[Jen]

:eyepop: woah Marcus that is a beautiful pic :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks a lot Ross! Glad you noticed the composition too - I always expend some effort to get that right!



Hey thanks Jen! Glad you liked it!! :)

[venus]

Amazing image of the Rosette

[RickC]

Very beautiful Resette Marcus, colour and detail is so good
you can really zoom in and explore, thanks
Richard

[LucasB]

That is a sensational picture. Love the sharpness and detail of the nebula and also the star colours!:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Lucas