[jase (Jason)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Well I can see M16 poking down from the top http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....estionicon.gif

Overall very nice but if I were to be a traditional picky perfectionist Jase http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/..../winking70.gif.. I see the shadow highlights in use again, what looks like a slight colour gradient, perhaps the neb is a little too red (?) and the left side dark areas look a tad green http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/..../pokestick.gif.

Otherwiiiiise... another lovely TV dinner vista http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....es/happy04.gif http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....s/thumbsup.gif

Mike

Thanks Mike! You get the points, it's M16...which is part of the reason why I'm surprised this area doesn't get imaged often. Your perception of the shadow highlights tool has failed you. None was used here. As mentioned in the original post, the HDRWaveletTransform function brought out the key nebula structure. The PI DBE tool was used to clean up any gradients but from recollection, there wasn't anything major. Too red? Perhaps, but I prefer to present colour confidence in an image as opposed to seeing it washed away or muted and ultimately lacking vibrancy. Eye catching candy is what I strive for. Thanks for the feedback.

Originally Posted by Alchemy

Once again you have gone nice and deep. No doubt a panel for a future mosaic potentially as it is such an interesting area of sky.Would be interested to see how the dark tower near scorpios tail comes up with this method.

Just pondering, and digging into my memory, ( somewhat cluttered) you bought yourself one of those big red mounts and sold the Titan ..... But you're still using the 106, bit of an overkill.... Were you expecting a difference at that FL or........ Is there a bigger scope in the future to used here. Not being picky just wondering.

Cheers mate

Ps no points for me I didn't recognize the target.

Cheers Clive! Yes, it would make a nice mosaic. Actually come to think of it, I do have a mosaic of the area I did back in 2009 - http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/imag...fld_album_id=9 Its on the far left.
As for the dark tower of scorpius, that will have to wait as I've already done this scene recently - http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/imag...fld_album_id=9

Indeed, the Titan has gone. Fantastic mount. No, was not expecting a difference. Just about any mount will provide round stars at 530mm FL, not hard. The concept that you've got a big mount, you need a big scope is flawed especially given the reason I made the purchase was not because of its load carrying capacity but the intelligence of MKS4000 TCS. Its a true robotic mount in every sense of the word.

Originally Posted by leon

Once again Jase you have shown the beauty of Deep Space with a simply awesome capture.
Your imaging is world class in MHO, Wonderful stuff, show us more !!

Leon

Thanks Leon. Appreciate your kind words and encouragement mate. I'm pleased you liked it.

Originally Posted by sjastro

Fantastic work Jase.

Regards

Steven

Thanks for checking it out Steven!

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Nice work Jase. Never seen this one before.

Cheers

Steve

Cheers Steve. Its interesting to realise how close this is to M16. As previously mentioned, it appears to be shadowed by it more famous neighbour.

Originally Posted by suma126

great image well done and love your setup http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....s/thumbsup.gif

Cheers Shane. Thanks for comment.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Fabulous image Jase.

It looks somewhat 3D with the red areas seeming to stand forward. Nice effect.

Its hard to image an area that is not already done heavily. So that's a big plus for finding something like that especially when its a widefield vista.

I tried HDR Wavelet on one recent image and I am not 100% sure but I think it caused some problems so I backtracked and took it out. As I recall some colour noise showed up. I'l have to try it again though as it was hardly a thorough attempt.

Greg.

Cheers Greg! Agree, with what you are saying on wide field vistas and shooting the same scenes over and over. Though adding a panel here or there can change the scene's perspective. You should certain keep at it with PI's HDRWaveletTransform. Its quite powerful in extracting large and small structures. To understand its logic, I think it took me one afternoon just trying different strengths and deringing configurations. I've not used it to bring out super large structures as yet. That may work well for dusty area. Thanks again for the feedback.