Corona Australis from Coona

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Wow Ross, that is a beautiful rendition of this favorite. Not as deep as some but it looks very real and believable and the processing is invisible, the dark skies really help here, love it

Mike

Thank you Mike.

I'm glad you like it and thanks for the encouraging comments.

I did a few different versions in Photoshop and wasn't really sure which was the best one. Your comments give me confidence that I'm on the right track.

Ross.

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by AstroAussie

That is a beautiful shot Ross and great processing also!
Lucas

Originally Posted by rcheshire

This is such a beautiful part of the sky. Very nice.

Originally Posted by Lester

Very nice view Ross. Thanks.

Originally Posted by desler

I have a soft spot for any image of this quality. Great work!

Darren

Hi Lucas, Darren, Lester and Rowland.

Thanks for the kind comments. It's the sort of encouragement that I need.

Glad you like the photo.

Ross.

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by RB

What a lovely Shot Ross !
Dust and star colours captured very well.

Well done.

Thank you Andrew.


Ross.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Nice one Ross. That dark dust goes on for ages.

[Alchemy (Clive)]

Nice work,

Dusty areas are challenging, emissions glow and reflection nebs can be quite bright at times.... But this is the tuff stuff, and you've done well. There's a temptation to push it to the max but you often get noise which can be hard to control and make it believable. This is exceptionally clean and natural yet shows all the relevant bits.

There is a teeny weeny little bit of Ha on the inside of the reflective loop, I cant see it at this resolution, but I'm sure if you look at the full size image you will find it.

Good stuff.

[Ross G]

Thanks Marc, thanks Clive.

I was surprised at how much dust came out. There was a lot more but I "toned" it down not wanting to overdo the processing.

I will have a search of the full resolution photo for the Ha bits.


Thank you.


Ross.

[Tom Davis (Tom)]

Such a lovely object. I wish I could have another go at it. Alas, I'm too far north.

Well done!

Tom

[Ross G]

Thanks Tom,

Yes, we do have some nice objects down here. However, I would love to be where you are to photograph The Andromeda Galaxy.

Ross.

[gregbradley]

I missed this one.

That's another great image. Nicely done.

Greg.

[Ross G]

Hi Greg,

Thank you. It was difficult to process.

You liking it is very encouraging.

Ross.