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Originally Posted by Andy01
Thanks Rodney! 
I've created a new version with Akira Fujii effect stars, be interesting to hear your thoughts on this.  |
I can see that from an artform and presentation perspective the Akira Fujii effect stars can have a place and can provide a soft and somewhat pleasing affect. Kind of like applying a soft focus filter to the stars and enhancing the colour.
For me though I bump in to the need to have some realism particularly in the star field. I feel that some management of stars to stop them blowing out and a little extra colour saturation whilst still being kind to the underlying data is ok. I'm fine with getting rid of the stars altogether if it allows the detail in the nebulosity to come to the foreground.
I guess that the discussion points may stem around whether it is ok to remove stuff that is there as opposed to including stuff that isn't. All in all though I think that it is an important topic that we continue the discussions on as it ain't going away and time soon
CS,
Rodney