[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Marc,

Wow, what a tangled mess!

You gotta be happy with that. There's a real sense of depth to that image.

Fabulous work.

H

Cheers H! Yes, the deeper you go the more "messy" it looks - but it's a huge neb so I guess you could expect that!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Excellent Marcus, extensive nebulosity and lots to see, rather dramatic too. Strong rather uniform pink-magenta but looks good I recon. Another example of why medium focal length rules ..and why 6" is really all you need to saitisfy

The improvement since 06 (?) is rather evident.

Mike

Ed. Many say that it is the equipment that counts (not being rude this time) but your comparison clearly shows what the same equipment can do in the hands of people with varying processing skills - in this case old Marcus and new Marcus .

Thanks Mike! I was trying for drama so I guess it worked! It is gratifying to see your skills develop.

Equipment DOES count! (?) I agree that without learning the skills, it won't yield good images though. IMO, good equipment will help you to develop your skills - that's why I bought Tak gear in '06

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

I can always make a few trivial technical quibbles...eg Cindy Crawford has a mole....but a pretty picture none the less

Cheers Peter! As long as it's only a mole, that's OK. But please tell me if you see wart!

Originally Posted by dugnsuz

Beautiful piece of work Marcus.
Doug

Thanks Doug!

Originally Posted by h0ughy

almost brings one to tears;
the difference of a few years,
shining out for all to leer,
once Sidonioed, is never feared!!!

LOL its poetry in motion Marcus!

Thanks Shakespeare - appreciate that! (but don't give up your day job )

Originally Posted by multiweb

Beautiful details. That is one very deep picture. The dynamic range is very well handled.

Thanks Marc. Yep, 30 min Ha subs will take you deep alright. I'll be honest though, this was pretty easy to process - only took me a day and a half!!