This is my first post.
After being blown away by Mike's latest M16 image it is with a degree of trepidation I thought it might be of interest to share what I have struggled to achieve with a small chip camera of this thought provoking object.
I have to admit that a bigger camera beckons when reserves permit.
http://www.astro.chigby.com/gallery/...16-pillars.htm
(Medium image size)