I'm impressed with this image. I really like the FOV and orientation. Perhaps the orange stars are a bit too orange though I think they might appear orange due to dust. If I were processing this I think I'd try everything I could to remove the large center halo (clone tool maybe?). I find it distracting to an otherwise very lovely image.
By the way, I just saw Adam Block's image of the Running Man. It's rather amazing and sets the bar very very high. His "blue" is a lot more subtle than what one normally sees and I find the resolution of the blue in front of the red remarkable. I'd love to know how he processed!
http://www.adamblockphotos.com/uploa...8693/n1977.jpg
Anyway, your image is really nice. It's just interesting to see what is possible.
Peter