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Mike, given how dreadful the seeing was that night at the Pony Club, I concur with others that it is a nicely balanced image with subtle colours.
It is interesting to compare your image to my recent visual observations of The Rosette under dark Coonabarabran skies. The inner nebulosity is not readily apparent visually, even with The Mary Rose, where the ring is most marked is where the nebulosity really begins to become apparent visually. The cluster at the heart is a beautiful region, even without reference to the surrounding nebula, and, like many other targets, often capturing enough detail in the nebulosity comes at the expense of sharp star images for the brighter star components. Visual observers will be rewarded with getting acquainted with NGC 2244!
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