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Originally Posted by Shiraz
that is a ripper of an image Marcus - smooth and detailed. regards ray
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Thanks a lot Ray!
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Originally Posted by dvj
One of the best refractor M20 shots I've seen in 30 years of imaging.
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Thanks very much John - high praise indeed!
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Originally Posted by SkyViking
That has turned out absolutely wonderful Marcus, great detail and colour everywhere. No doubt one of the best M20 images I have seen.
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Cheers Rolf. It's very gratifying to get such high praise from your peers!
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Originally Posted by Leonardo70
Great shot Marc ... congrats.
Leo
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Thanks Leo!
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Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr
Superb image Marcus; beautiful colours and detail processed expertly! Well Done!  |
Thanks David, much appreciated. Hope you were able to take advantage of the clear nights recently!
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Originally Posted by E_ri_k
That's really awesome! Turned out well 
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Thank you Erik!
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Originally Posted by irwjager
A good M20 Marc (I love your colors), though I feel there is more detail to be had in the highlights - your data certainly seems fantastic and way deeper than your typical M20.
For reference have a look at this image by Jay GaBany - one of my favourite renditions of M20 to date. Your 8-bit JPEG source yields the attached without much effort for comparison. That said, I know we have polar-opposite tastes when it comes to bringing out detail. Regardless, well done. |
Thanks a lot Ivo - I appreciate your looking and commenting. I don't
think we're polar opposites though
but our tastes are clearly different. I take pains to bring out subtle detail ... but I choose to do it
subtly.
I happen to have a man crush on Jay Gabeny
isofar as his incredible imaging and processing talents are concerned. His images are sublime and I don't consider myself in his league. Importantly though, my tastes and style are different to his (and yours) with respect to contrast and that's one of the things that makes us individual astrophotographers. Viva la difference!!
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Originally Posted by alpal
I would be thrilled to get an image as good as Marcus has obtained.
Can anyone beat Gabany with that RCOS 20" ?
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Thanks Alpal!!
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Originally Posted by irwjager
Just imagine what sort of data Marcus will be acquiring once his Officina Stellare RC360 arrives! He should be able to give Jay a run for his money... |
Cheers Ivo - appreciate the confidence but I doubt that. In any case, my style will almost certainly stay the same!
