M45 38x180s ISO160

[Daniel]

Hi All, here's another I got over the weekend, had a job of a time processing this as there were some gradients in there to get rid of, another symptom of last weekends hazy skies.

Anyway, after much tinkering im relatively happy with this one, finally got some star colour.

I've added 2 versions, one with the brightness pushed a little the other more subdued, I'd be interested in which version you guy's prefer.

Anyway, here they are.........






Daniel

:O)

[RobertM]

The second one for me.   I guess you didn't get any sleep last weekend ...

[Ian]

second one. But needs bigger, multicoloured diffraction spikes.

[Rick]

second one. But needs bigger, multicoloured diffraction spikes.

...and lens flare! 

[Daniel]

second one. But needs bigger, multicoloured diffraction spikes.

.............Dont tempt me!!!!!

[Rick]

P.S. "Over the weekend" sort-of (vaguely) covers the "Please include the date you took the image" bit, but it'd be much better if you could say something like "Taken on Sunday 27th September" or "Taken between 22:30 on 26th and 03:45 on 27th September 2009".

[Ian]

or Mike will come after you. You'll recognise Mike, he looks like -> 

red eyes, the works...

[Daniel]

Good idea, I've been thinking of taking more data when i image, had a look at Marks site where he lists date, location etc, might catalogue from now on, Date, Time, Filters used, Ambient Temperature, Seeing, and Cloud, as well as the standard sub length ,iso etc

[Fay]

I like the pushed one Daniel, jealous of your exposure times, but.details please!

[Carole]

They're both good Daniel, but I like the second one best as it shows more detail.

Carole

[JohnP]

2nd for me as well - very nice indeed... Well processed- John

[Daniel]

Thanks guy's I think im leaning towards the second one too!

[MarkS]

I prefer the second.   Not a bad image at all, that one. 

Mark