My vote for Image of the Year

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

We have seen a few shots of this region in recent years but this version has gotta take the cake, it is the best I have seen and is truly breathtaking. The depth is amazing but it is the realistic balance in the image that I like

Here is Fabian Neyers page for this image on a beautifully composed web site, it has some nice crops and a B&W version of the data too.

http://www.starpointing.com/ccd/orion.html

MIke

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

We have seen a few shots of this region in recent years but this version has gotta take the cake, it is the best I have seen and is truly breathtaking.

Here is Fabian Neyers page for this image on a beautifully composed web site, it has some nice crops and a B&W version of the data too.

http://www.starpointing.com/ccd/orion.html

MIke

That is one amazing picture
simply stunning
Cheers

[asimov (John)]

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Amazingly deep. It almost doesn't seem real.

[Paul Haese]

Beautiful image, but I reckon Bird's Jupiter on 30 August is the image of the year.

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

It almost doesn't seem real.

That's my problem with it. It looks too artistic, too fabricated.

Nice pic though, but not my cup of tea.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Beautiful image, but I reckon Bird's Jupiter on 30 August is the image of the year.

Umm?...that was last year (but I agree )

Mike

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by tlgerdes

That's my problem with it. It looks too artistic, too fabricated.

Nice pic though, but not my cup of tea.

[allan gould]

What a tortured landscape he has revealed. An extraordinarily deep shot.

[Ric]

That's one awesome image, it almost has a 3D feel about it.

Very impressive.

[bartman (Bart)]

Thats a fantastic shot!!!!!!
Almost looks like shag pile carpet....hehehehe
Bartman

Oh and yep , gotst my vote too!!!!!

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

As they say, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

A champagne swilling art critic I am not.

Maybe one day when I can produce images like that I may gain an appreciation for them.

[Lester]

IMO this image is showing the rewards for just over 60 hours of exposure = truly a magnificent project.

Thanks for the link Mike.

[iceman (Mike)]

Stunning!

[mr bruess]

very impressed with images.

[Miaplacidus (Brian)]

60+ hours! Are these guys Aspergers or what? What is the longest amateur exposure time ever achieved? Is there an upper limit for this kind of thing? "Image of the Year? Hell, this image TOOK a year!"