Compendium Favourites

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

I received my Compendium yesterday - nice work Chris!

I must say there are some great shots in there, some I hadn't seen before too - nice!

Everyones work looks really great in print I must say but some stand out pages that had that wow look for me were:

RogerG p20
Paul Haese p28
alchemy p29
gregbradley p58
Robert3000 p75

Well done guys a nice collection

Mike

[AlexN]

My 10 favorites in order of appearance...

Hagar p4.
Strongmanmike p30
sjastro p37
bloodhound31 p41
tlgerdes p48
[1ponders] p55
gregbradley p58
astrotourist p62
Bassnut p73
Peter Ward p74

Every single image in there is a credit to the photographer, but for me, those 10 stand out like there is no tomorrow...

Can't wait for next years! hah!

[Octane (Humayun)]

Scott Adler's Centaurus A is the one for me. There's something about that star-studded field of view. Also, Marc's surreal painting of Eta Carinae.

Mike, your shot is awesome, too.

Regards,
Humayun

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Scott Adler's Centaurus A is the one for me. There's something about that star-studded field of view. Regards,
Humayun

Yeh I know what you mean, Scotts shot looks pretty neat.

[erick (Eric)]

Not that fella that hogged two pages!

Beyond that, I won't even try to pick from that great diversity of images from a great diversity of equipment and a great diversity of experience and expertise. Well done every IISer!

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

Now that we are "published" astro-photographers, that people have paid money to see, doesnt that take us from being amateurs to "Professional" status?

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Gaud Mike, cant it all just be good, your sooo competitive .

Give it a rest .

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Sorry to disappoint you Trevor. You gain professional status only if the funds from the sales go directly into your bank account.

[AlexN]

Jeanette - You'd be considered a professional imager would you not? You've sold quite a few of your astro images..

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Gaud Mike, cant it all just be good, your sooo competitive .

Give it a rest .

Wada'ya talkin about no competition here just some personal observations regarding how some pages grabbed me, other images were just as good but a few were just well presented and I wanted to say so ...so...leave me alone

[AlexN]

now now, nobody wants to see a big man cry... . Fred, look what you did. You've got him all upset now.. Geez. can't we all just get along? Hahaha

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by AlexN

Jeanette - You'd be considered a professional imager would you not? You've sold quite a few of your astro images..

No way Alex. You have to sell enough of 'em to have to pay tax.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by AlexN

now now, nobody wants to see a big man cry... . Fred, look what you did. You've got him all upset now.. Geez. can't we all just get along? Hahaha

It's not Fred's comments. it's the spotlights that irritate Mike's eyes Double insert hey? Playboy!

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

i was just tickled that mine was on page "69"

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I'm aiming for page 3 next year.

[erick (Eric)]

OK, I'll weaken and comment on a few:-

Fred's lagoon (p73) is so 3d!

William's Eta Carina (p67) and text - for unbridled enthusiasm!

Michael's dish (p63) - for looking down rather than up!

Mike's "out of this world" smilie (p59)!

Warren's simple yet effective arrangement of Moon afocals (p43)!

Jen's purple and emoticon (p39) - for the sheer power she wields!

Vincent's Moon and planets (p32) - was a hit in the office!

Dave's Sol (p26) - for being up close and personal!

Liz's colourful gecko (p1) - and for having a beautiful image at the front of the book that represents the end of an observing/imaging night!

[TrevorW]

Hey Duncan you got my favourite number

well done too all that contributed I'm still waiting on mine

at least by the tiem I get it the ink will have settled

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Threads like this can sometimes be unintentionally antagonsitic, that is, if someones name isn't mentioned as "standout" they can take it personally.

I need to level with you all, i dont think there is a bad image in there, the entire book is an absolute triumph,and everyone involved should be very proud of themselves, i didnt know if i was gonna contribute, as i didnt think my image could cut it, but thankfully Chris weighed in with the kind words that made me submit my shot, and i am so absolutely "over the moon" that i did. and i am already planning something better for next year!

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Hey Duncan you got my favourite number

well done too all that contributed I'm still waiting on mine

at least by the tiem I get it the ink will have settled

yeah, the only other number i would have wanted is "3"

[Jen]

Page 39 stands out the most to me cause its the only page that has purple writing and also has an emoticon Oh yeah and a pic of the moon too



Martin Pughs andromeda galaxy mad me go wow
But so did all the pics they are all fantastic and i would like to be able to at least get a few nice pics like those one day
Just beautiful