[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

...try impossible ...although prior to the event, I predicted Jasons Pipe Nebula would take out the whole show (and I didn't even know if he would enter it)....I was close

Nice work mate, massive effort there

Mike

Yes it was an awesome image Jase did. I am glad Martin's won though as it was clearly the best image of the last year.

Originally Posted by Peter.M

Only one way to describe this, MASSIVE.

Cheers Peter. It was a bit daunting and the processing has to be very very careful. Next time I would label the panels more carefully as some are quite nondescript and it becomes a challenge to work out where they go!

Originally Posted by multiweb

Very cool shot Greg and congrats on the HM.

Thank Marc.

Originally Posted by obsidianphotos

Stunning work Greg Congrats on the HM

Thanks for that.

Originally Posted by RickS

Fantastic work, Greg! The full resolution version must be quite a beast.

Cheers, Yes it is a very large file.

Originally Posted by stevous67

A very high degree of difficulty there Greg, well done indeed.

Steve

In some ways it is very easy if time consuming in other ways it is very difficult. I think I learnt more about how to do mosaics but I can see room for improvement and I will apply that to the next efforts.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I really like this area and especially the blue horse head. The image does have some minor join issues visible but very minor. I would like to see it with some more saturation too. Though it is a massive undertaking and the results are pretty darn nice. Your image prompted me to take on this area and I did a test shot last night with my D3 and a 135 f2 lens. I am going to use this lens with my QSI very soon. So after seeing the image on Saturday night I thought that very wide field is something I want to try. Thanks for the inspiration.

That's great Paul. I look forward to seeing your version. Saturation was deliberately subdued for the competition but looking at it again it kind of looks somewhat natural and less of a processed look as a result.

Originally Posted by Rex

That is awsome. The blue horsehead is very well defined. Great effort, something to aspire to

Thanks Rex. The Blue Horsehead is a wonderful part of that area. Some Ha in key areas would be something that could have boosted it but that would be tricky processing-wise.

Originally Posted by seeker372011

A beautiful and stirring image.

Thank you, that's a very nice compliment.

Originally Posted by atalas

Huge project!wonderful field...well done Greg.

Thanks Louie.

Originally Posted by batema

I think it looks stunning and the thought of spending that many hours would be great. Beautiful image.

Cheers for that.

Originally Posted by RobF

A lot of people may not realise just how extraordinary the FOV you have there is I guess. Quite stunning. I'd sort of expected to be socked in the face with more red and blue saturation, but realistically this is probably a more honest treatment. Executed incredibly well for such a demanding job (13 pane mosaic) - I'm in awe really

Thanks Rob. It was a big undertaking and I had to learn to be able to process it at all.

Originally Posted by h0ughy

wow class effort there!!

Cheers Dave.

Originally Posted by Tandum

34 Hours on 13 Panels. Struth Greg, your an imaging machine, unbelievable

Thanks Robin!

Originally Posted by Garbz

OH! ... WOW!

Phenomenal work.

Greg.

Thank you very much for the kind words.