[Paul Haese]

Thanks Marc and Steve for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated.

Originally Posted by topheart

Innovative and interesting....I really love the outer regions of the Lagoon.....details you don't see usually.

Thanks,
Tim

Thanks Tim. I found those outer regions generally arise from longer sub exposures. I have imaged this object several times now with most being long subs and noted that on the short sub exposures it was harder to reveal the detail and luminance in the outer areas of the lagoon.

Originally Posted by Somnium

wow, M8 looks really different, i almost didn't recognise it. great image and wonderful framing

Thanks Aidan, that is sort of what I was aiming for. The NB on M8 washed over with the RGB gives it a unique look in my opinion. I did not mask that to look that way, it was a colour wash over the top of the NB data. I almost got the same effect with M20 but I think I would need a lot more colour data to make an impact.

Originally Posted by Eden

What I particularly like about this -- apart from your choice of framing -- is the way that you've managed to portray these two targets in a much more natural color than the overtly neon-esque tones that they are normally seen in (including my own meager attempts). Lovely work, Paul.

Thanks Brett. I have been working on this look for a while now. It does not always work in my opinion. I figure the mix of the natural RGB and NB can generally work and give striking results in most cases though.

Originally Posted by EzyStyles

Very nice image paul! you are still around

Yeah still around Eric. Producing better images now I think, but I plan on staying here for as long as I can.

Originally Posted by Placidus

A pleasing work of art. The lagoon is an oyster, and the hourglass region is a pearl. The Trifid is perhaps the moon in the sky, illuminating the lagoon.

Nice feeling of the Lagoon, Trifid, and abundant thick dust being foreground entities, with distant Milky Way stars far behind.

I struggle with the standard lolly pink of straight RGB - your blend of Hubble palette and natural colour works well, and gives something of the best of both approaches.

Cheers, Mike

Thank Mike. You are absolutely right, a work of art. Certainly not science, and I accept that.

Like you I think that RGB images can be quite lack lustre especially in detail and knowing that NB clearly shows there are emission present of different chemicals other than just hydrogen it makes sense to me that a full spectrum image should be more interesting to look at. Not saying my images are more interesting, just the possibilities are there for being more interesting.

Originally Posted by Regulus

I think we get used to the 'Traditional Palette' and it can easily shape our opinions.
I like the colour use in this as is Paul. It has great depth to it.
Can't comment on the +magenta except to wonder if it would over power the diagonal strip of dust/stars between the two nebs. Would be interested to see it anyway :-)
Nice photo.
Trevor

Thanks Trevor, I will be doing a Traditional Palette on this image once I collect more luminance data. I will be blending with Ha a bit too, just to boost the look. I have never really done a deep image of the Lagoon. However, you are right the LRGB views we all grew up with have heavily influenced our mindset as to what looks acceptable.