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Originally Posted by Matty P
Thanks for the advice Peter. 
This was quite a rushed job so I didn't really check the focus. Next time. 
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Now Matt that is a no no tut tut
focus is everything!
I think your first attempt is much better than your second actually, the second looks like you tried too hard to reveal the inner area and ended up making it obvious what you have done, the first version blends the layering quite well and balances the huge brightness variation better. It is understandable to want to reveal all the fine structure in the really bright bits but if you go too hard and still try showing the faint stuff your image risks looking a bit unatural.
The Orion Nebula is mush harder to show in its full dynamic range than people think, 95% of images I have seen show obvious processing in order to reveal the core...take care and try and make the gradual brightness changes from the trap out more natural and seemless, the resulting image will be much better
You msut take flats particularly in light polutted skies, this will improve images like this no end.
A rewarding effort none the less though, and I am only giving feedback not being negative, I know this was only a test type image so the next one you do will be even better
Mike