The Dark Tower - Finished!

[RobF (Rob)]

Another work of art Marcus - I could stand in front of it for hours in a gallery. Have been gazing at it on the screen for quite a while. What's not to love?!

[telemarker (Keith)]

Perfect. That's all. No need to say more.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Great work Marcus. I like this rendition. Tones of red and pink look great. The reflection nebula looks great superimposed on the tower. Well done.

What about us with roll off roofs and our automated egg beaters? Only sky time I have gotten lately is the finally sort my PME out. Now I want some sky for imaging. Champing at the bit.

Thanks lot Paul, glad you like it. I love the subtle mix of red and pink hues too. And the blue refl nebs are like little gems!

Sorry to see you're having issues with your PME - hope you get them sorted soon.

Originally Posted by RobF

Another work of art Marcus - I could stand in front of it for hours in a gallery. Have been gazing at it on the screen for quite a while. What's not to love?!

Cheers Rob! ... There's no better compliment for an arteest!

Originally Posted by telemarker

Perfect. That's all. No need to say more.

Thanks a lot Keith - much appreciated!

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Excellent image Marcus. Should do well at the Malins I imagine.

Cheers

Steve

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Excellent image Marcus. Should do well at the Malins I imagine.

Cheers

Steve

Kind of you to say that Steve - thanks a lot! Although as others have suggested already, astrophotography competitions are getting tougher every year - there are a lot of excellent astrophotographers out there!

[White Rabbit]

Really nice image, I've never seen that subject before.

Thanks for sharing

[gregbradley]

Just got back from my dark site. A very striking image Marcus. It turned out better than I expected. You got that nice light blue nebulosity very well indeed which is a trick with Ha blending being done. The colour saturation is strong, perhaps a bit too strong or am I becoming conservative? Certainly very detailed and illuminated which probably lacks in other Dark Towers.

Regarding the stars, I have no attention on them but regarding other comments did you use lighten blend mode in which case the stars should be unaffected or otherwise have the stars in a separate layer?

Another high quality image from you that is well above the norm.

Greg.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by White Rabbit

Really nice image, I've never seen that subject before.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks Mr Rabbit!

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Just got back from my dark site. A very striking image Marcus. It turned out better than I expected. You got that nice light blue nebulosity very well indeed which is a trick with Ha blending being done. The colour saturation is strong, perhaps a bit too strong or am I becoming conservative? Certainly very detailed and illuminated which probably lacks in other Dark Towers.

Well, you said it, other renditions tend to be a bit monochromatic or insipid. There's a lot of colour depth to be brought out. I have actually reduced the saturation a little bit because it did seem to be a bit over the top when I went back and had a look just then.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

...Another high quality image from you that is well above the norm.

Greg.

Thanks mate.

[gregbradley]

The saturation looks great now.

Greg.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Well done Marcus, wonderful image and masterfully processed as usual!! I'll have to book in with you for some in-depth tutorials (once I finish building my scope)!!

[allan gould]

Beautiful image and so well framed and processed. There's not much I can say that the others have not but dedication to get the best image shows through. The difference between a snapshot and work of art.

[ngc891 (Francis)]

A great challenge for others to emulate... brill!

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

Well done Marcus, wonderful image and masterfully processed as usual!! I'll have to book in with you for some in-depth tutorials (once I finish building my scope)!!

Thankyou David! Hmmmm, would a couple of tutorials be worth a counterweight bar assembly for my TOA?

Originally Posted by allan gould

Beautiful image and so well framed and processed. There's not much I can say that the others have not but dedication to get the best image shows through. The difference between a snapshot and work of art.

Thanks a lot Allan!

Originally Posted by ngc891

A great challenge for others to emulate... brill!

Cheers Francis

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

What a beautiful rendition of a difficult object, smooth, finely focused, and nicely colour balanced. Another premium image Marcus.

Steve M

[Aris Greece (Aris)]

Oh My God!
That's out of this Earth!
Great job!!!