Re: [APML] French/Canadian/Hawaii Telescope

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

Bobby Middleton wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>
> 
> > Nice shots, and deep! My favorite is IC 4678, although it is
> oversaturated.
> 
> Probably my favorite too, but I don't see the over-saturation. Why do you
> think so?

Bobby,

Well, it is a personal preference thing, and I do like vibrant colors,
but I think that if an image is saturated too much, then subtle color
variations become lost or are hard to discern.  In this image
specifically, the magentas look a bit flat.  I also wonder, should those
dusty areas be so green?  AFAIK we shouldn't see much green in deep sky
images unless it's due to O-III.

Even though I can find fault with the image, it is more stunning than
anything I've produced.  I'd love to see a huge mosaic of all of NGC
6559.

http://www.coelum.com/astroshop/poster/poster/ic4678.jpg
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Matt BenDaniel
http://starmatt.com

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