A late M8 in RGB

[Ant0nio (Tony)]

Hi all,

I thought I'd add my version of M8 to the many fine images below on this page. A wise man (Marcus), recently said on this forum "there's always SOMETHING wrong with an image!" & this is no exception I'm sure.
I've tried to avoid the urge to expose every ounce of background detail which in my view leads to unnatural brightness & steer clear of the all too common salmon pink hues associated with M8.
By using the work of some well known astrophotographers as a reference my aim was to deliver a more realistic image in terms of lighting & colour.
Having said that I've probably pushed the envelope with the saturation . I'd welcome your comments & opinions & thanks for looking.

Cheers,
Tony

Acquisition details & high res in the link.

https://www.astrobin.com/full/e8juh9/B/

[multiweb (Marc)]

Beautiful shot. Great details and contrast. Very nice colors too.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Yes, overall a good looking Lagoon, rich colours, maybe a little darker and less "deep" than is traditional these days but it still looks good

Only suggestion I'd make is, the purple tinged-dark grey areas, around the central bright regions, look just a little odd to me you might like to consider putting some subtle pinky-magenta back into them..?

Mike

[Ant0nio (Tony)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Beautiful shot. Great details and contrast. Very nice colors too.

Thank you Marc, hopefully the updated version is an improvement.
Cheers,
Tony

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yes, overall a good looking Lagoon, rich colours, maybe a little darker and less "deep" than is traditional these days but it still looks good

Only suggestion I'd make is, the purple tinged-dark grey areas, around the central bright regions, look just a little odd to me you might like to consider putting some subtle pinky-magenta back into them..?

Mike

Hi Mike, thanks very much for this feedback. For quite a while now I've noticed a distinct difference between my 'finished' images as displayed in Photoshop compared to how they look on my desktop.
Your comments prompted me to explore the colour settings in Ps & I think I've solved the issue. Hopefully the updated image reflects your suggestions. I updated the Astrobin link also.
Cheers,
Tony

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Ah, yep, nice repro

Mike

[Ant0nio (Tony)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Ah, yep, nice repro

Mike

Thanks Mike