Half chicken and chips

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

Martin is pumping out some seriously nice data!
I've been playing around with a HaRGB version of this for a while and it definitely lends itself to narrowband over RGB. There are a lot of detailed areas that just appear washed out in the RGB version.

Nicely processed Rick

Thanks, Colin! Was looking at subs of the Keyhole that Martin collected last night. Based on the FWHMs it's going to make an awesome Fickle Finger

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Very nicely put together Rick. Lots of interesting structure and I like the way you have managed to present it as a tri colour image rather than the usual fall into making it bichromatic, very colourful and even a bit artistic My only (minor) suggestion, if you feel like tweaking it.. is that the stars look a bit muted, like their colour has been removed and this has washed them out a tad and made them look a bit dull...if this was fixable it would look even better I recon and make the scene sparkle a bit more

Really great shot regardless though

Mike

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Very nicely put together Rick. Lots of interesting structure and I like the way you have managed to present it as a tri colour image rather than the usual fall into making it bichromatic, very colourful and even a bit artistic My only (minor) suggestion, if you feel like tweaking it.. is that the stars look a bit muted, like their colour has been removed and this has washed them out a tad and made them look a bit dull...if this was fixable it would look even better I recon and make the scene sparkle a bit more

Really great shot regardless though

Thanks, Mike. You are right about the stars. They are basically white (as result of the NB process that I use) with a little background colour that has leaked in. I have some RGB data to colour them but I wasn't happy with my first attempt to do that. I do plan to try again...

Cheers,
Rick.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by RickS

Thanks, Mike. You are right about the stars. They are basically white (as result of the NB process that I use) with a little background colour that has leaked in. I have some RGB data to colour them but I wasn't happy with my first attempt to do that. I do plan to try again...

Cheers,
Rick.

It's a great image mate ... and I guess I have mentioned muted stars in some of your images before (have I ever mentioned Decon..? ...naaaah). I am talking about the intrinsic intensity or brightness of the stars, it seems to get lost occasionally, what do you think does this? I see the colour leaking you refer to as well....just a minor possible improvement

Mike

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

It's a great image mate ... and I guess I have mentioned muted stars in some of your images before (have I ever mentioned Decon..? ...naaaah). I am talking about the intrinsic intensity or brightness of the stars, it seems to get lost occasionally, what do you think does this? I see the colour leaking you refer to as well....just a minor possible improvement

Hi Mike,

Ignoring colour, I do like to reduce the stars so they don't compete with the main subject. Probably just a difference in taste It's not a result of decon which tends to sharpen the stars...

Cheers,
Rick.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by RickS

Hi Mike,

Ignoring colour, I do like to reduce the stars so they don't compete with the main subject. Probably just a difference in taste It's not a result of decon which tends to sharpen the stars...

Cheers,
Rick.

He he the Decon comment was just a wittle joke cus I have been known to bang on about it so, no, it wasn't decon, and I wasn't referring to the size of the stars, that looks ok, just their dull appearance, dull as in not "shiny" white (or coloured)...does that make sense ...or am I just rambling

Mike

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

He he the Decon comment was just a wittle joke cus I have been known to bang on about it so, no, it wasn't decon, and I wasn't referring to the size of the stars, that looks ok, just their dull appearance, dull as in not "shiny" white (or coloured)...does that make sense ...or am I just rambling

Yep, makes sense, thanks Mike.

[archioptic (Nathan)]

This is excellent, well done. Love the bok globules.

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by archioptic

This is excellent, well done. Love the bok globules.

Thanks, Nathan.

[John K]

That's a great image and something to definitely to aspire towards.

Clear skies.

John K.

[RobC (Rob)]

Great image Rick. Forgot the chips break out the champagne.

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by John K

That's a great image and something to definitely to aspire towards.

Thanks, John.

Originally Posted by RobC

Great image Rick. Forgot the chips break out the champagne.

Ta, Rob. Just so long as it isn't that FG Port you had at Astrofest

[ozstronomer (Geoff)]

Great image Rick, beautiful colour pallet and well presented.

The smaller stars are a nice touch

Cheers Geoff

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by ozstronomer

Great image Rick, beautiful colour pallet and well presented.

The smaller stars are a nice touch

Thanks, Geoff!

[Paul Haese]

Great colours Rick and the detail is good too.

[topheart]

Wow!
Seriously awesome processing!!
Cheers,
Tim

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Great colours Rick and the detail is good too.

Thanks, Paul.

Originally Posted by topheart

Wow!
Seriously awesome processing!!

Thanks, Tim!