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My feelings on this image will possibly draw howls of protest, but I think
that whilst too overwhelmingly red, John's original version is nearer to the
usually seen images of this beautiful nebula than the later, altered versions. They introduce odd colours, and change the contours of the
nebulosity. To me they look much more like works of art than photographs. For me, this is the one downside of digital imaging.
Imagers often seem to introduce, or intensify, or mute, colours to
get a result that they find aesthetically pleasing. Whether those colours
and contours bear any resemblance to some kind of reality seems to be irrelevant.
I'll probably get charged with digital heresy, and banned from the forum,
but it is just my opinion.
raymo
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