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Originally Posted by niharika
Top image Andy. Really like the FOV and color.
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Originally Posted by astronobob
Yeah haa, damn beautiful Andy, think you need to push it further to go past what I reckon this field can handle, one that works all the time with the 'X' factor in my books,
Triumphing Image there man  |
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Originally Posted by Placidus
Looks truly magnificent, Andy. Great work and very pleasing.
There seems to be a lot of red. Is it strictly Hubble palette, i.e. the red is pure [SII] ?
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Originally Posted by Rigel003
Not self-indulgent at all. It's magnificent. One of the best I've seen of this object.
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Raki, Bob, Graeme, Mike & Trish - thank you for your kind comments, all very gratefully received.
Bob, I had another version that is a bit softer and more painterly, sort of more "Sistine Chapel-ish" (with apologies to Michalangelo) that I kinda liked but departed from at the last minute, as it was uber heavy on processing and even more self indulgent - but I suspect would not be well received on this forum!
Maybe one day it will resurface though
M & T, colour is very subjective as you know.
Yes there's over 8 hrs of S2 but it seems to be more of an overall wash of red than areas of clearly defined detail.
That said, it's been pushed - a lot, and then a combination of Nik filters (Tonal contrast, Sunlight & Skylight) have certainly added to the overall warmth of the image.
I'll freely admit that I'm first and foremost a creative photographer and "pretty picture" maker, sometimes at first I have no clue as to what some of the discussions are about here on the forum and I really have to work hard to try to follow the discussions about well depth, arc seconds per pixel, strehl ratios, QE, sampling etc.
I do try to absorb as much as possible, but then like the bee with wings to small and a body too big that it doesn't know it shouldn't be able to fly, but it just goes out and flies anyway, I just get out often and try my best!
I like sci-fi and was good at art but hopeless at algebra and math at school, so it's been a really steep learning curve getting my head around some of the geek/tech in this craft, but like many here, I just love it although I only started doing this 3 years ago!
That said I'm extremely grateful for the feedback, honest critique and encouragement that we get here. I sincerely hope that it continues