[Andy01 (Andy)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

A good looking photo Andy.

Very sharp with some nice colour.

Ross.

Cheers Ross

Originally Posted by kkara4

Andy the picture is amazing! I really hope to be getting images like that very soon, just waiting for one bolt to arrive in the post lol.

Ive found that technically incorrect but visually stunning pictures will generate much viewing/liking/interest outside of a forum of astronomically interested folk, and vice versa.

To get both is a very difficult thing to achieve, a goal i am hoping to achieve in the not too distant future.

However technically wrong your image is, it is visually stunning and if i put that up on facebook my entire friends list would probably be all over it .

Thanks KKara, nice as it is to have "likes" on FB, to truly learn in this game one must humble down and take good constructive critism on the chin I reckon. It's reallt the only way to learn & improve. Some of the many contributers here like Paul, Rick & Mike (to name but a few) are truly gifted and knowledgeable individuals dedicated to the craft of AP.

When and if I can one day impress them, then I know that I will be close to achieving something, until then- I'm listening & learning and working on improving each time I go out there

Originally Posted by SimmoW

Well I reckon it's a great shot Andy, maybe a little too processed but I know that's your signature style, given your PS expertise. But the initial reaction of 'wow, thats a deep image' is a good one to have!

The last poster is right, we can get very picky in this forum, but showing most 'mere mortals' our images usually produces gasps of wonder. Most images posted here are pretty amazing imho, as I say we can just get a bit too blasé after

As above Simmo, I thought it was pretty good at first but now I now it could and can be heaps better, and hopefully it will be next time out! I'm grateful for all the constructive feedback

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Hey Andy, sorry I missed comment on this one, too many 47 Tucs, I get confused

At small size it looks pretty bloody good, looks sharp and punchy...but as mentioned when viewing the larger size it looks a bit over sharpened and the stars don't look natural and some colour splodging is more noticable too

However, all in all though, an impactful view of this spectacular cluster

Mike

Thanks Mike. The devil is in the detail and you're right, the details' not there - yet. Watch this space, I'll keep plugging away and hopefully keep learning and improving with input from experienced AP imagers like yourself, cheers!

Andy