Unusual colour Mark not seen that tone done before, to my eyes the darker areas just seem a tad drab and lifeless but then again I could be being self depreciating also ??  steve

Steve At current level of processing skill, this is the balance I get when trying to bring out the dark matter detail as there is so much of it.  Need some Pete Shah tuition me thinks!  Having said that, the M16 Hubble palette on the NASA site is a near carbon copy... ;-) Regards Mark

Mark,  Nicely done and I've definitely seen similar images to this. It probably is on the NASA site, but then what do they know?   Bit of a harsh critic is Steve. Not sure if I'll risk posting any more images, I'm a fragile creature and my feelings get hurt very easily. That's a joke, it'll take more than a few harsh but well meant criticisms.  Is this the so called standard hubble mix or did you then stir it up a bit? Thanks for sharing. When this iconic image was first presented to the world it's amazing to think that images like that can now be taken and processed into something so nice, and all without having to spend a fortune on the kit.  Cheers Ray 

great to see you're back on here Mark, I was wondering how you are and how things were going for you. Really good to see your image and I'm pleased to see all the detail that you have pulled out. Simon

Ray Why thank you sir!  You always need honest feedback - otherwise NASA wouldn’t learn either ;-) It was a straight Hubble pallet with Camera Raw Filter tweak in photoshop.... Regards Mark

Thanks Simon - good to be back!

Thanks Mark, Camera raw I find so useful with terrestrial photography and prefer to use Lightroom over Photoshop, it's easier. Photoshop for layers. Harking back to when the iconic Pillars Of Creation was released and pretty well everyone was drooling over it, I imagine Steve saying, "yes it's a bit of alright but I don't like those halos round some of the stars". Personally I think if it's good enough for NASA then ............ Cheers and welcome back, Ray

oh my god what have I done now LOl ??

Thats a great rendition Mark...I have to say that the original HST version as much as I love it I always found  those pink halos difficult to swallow. Its interesting to see different approaches to image processing  and  how software has evolved over the years and now you can almost eliminate those magenta monstrosities.

Lol!

Thanks Peter - I am ready to learn more though as some of this data has exposed some of my weaknesses - Horsehead and that blooming star, despite the tips given to resolve it! Regards Mark

Ok Mark...I will bug Steve for your email and pop you a message over  early in the week. Peter