The only other thing i could say about the processing i dunno if you touched up the dark neb or not, but it looks overly black considering the sky around the weed, if you have given it a little pep, you might want to try this method in PS.
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well mate here is a closeup of the region not affected by jpegging it to death. make your own mind up.
Im with Greg, its got that little lift to it which is really nice! I also like how the repro has made the bright stars really shine with a nice glow to them! Well done and tell your wife that everbody thinks your image was Great
Yep - that's a fantastic triffid from surburbia really. Your wife is probably just worried you're going to move a bed out to the observatory next David. Long live the new observ.