Rob, I agree with brendan, I think both images have good and bad points.. I think in the original, the blue reflection neb shows through really well, where it seems a little subdued in the repro. The background stars in the first image are a little over stretched and colourless, and again, a little too subdued in the repro.. I think the background milky way in images of M8 and M20 are fantastic backdrops to very pretty targets, and every effort should be made to maintain them, whilst making sure they do not take center stage... Its a balancing act, processing nebulae nestled into the milky way, but they are indeed stunning targets!
Keep at it Rob.. I too have been working on a repro of my last M8/M20 effort... I think its just about cooked..
I'll post it shortly.