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Originally Posted by AlexN
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. |
Hmmm - the other issue is I enjoyed see dark dust lanes through the stars in the original image, but they haven't come through in the repro. Its so easy to get caught up in hours of tweaking to what you think is "perfection", only to realise its way off the mark the next day! That's what's so good about IIS feedback though - you can rely on other people's eyes to help sort you out.
I'll look forward to new M8/20 masterpieces too young Jedi!
Cheers Alex