Re: [APML] New Rosette Mosaic

[Stephen Pitt <lthuedk@pe.net>]

Bobby (& Rob):

Two magnificent works, both yours and Robs definitely go in two 
directions, and for me to elaborate on their differences would take a 
while. I've got to revisit each several more times to wring out
what things were important to each in both large and small
elements.

I can't believe the star size and range of contrasts in your film 
version. It flies in the face of what I would expect when compared to 
Rob's excellent version using a similar aperature.  Rob's value scale 
seems wider and towards the higher end, whereas yours is quieter and
underscores the darker areas and details.  The dark globules ("tears") 
around what I'd characterize as the skull's orbits contrast
well with their immediate field, and the way you've controlled that 
field to appear either closer or farther away, is masterful.

For the Rosette, I look for a range in reds, from cadmium to alizerin.
While Rob's appears to show cad red nearest the large red star at the 
tunnel, yours shows a cooler hue.  What is unexpected, is your cad red 
shows on the opposite side of the tunnel, away from the red stars. 
Details within details seem to be a CCD characteristic, until now.

What seems astonishing with yours is the strength of statement from a 
suposedly dying medium.  I've grown to accept the ever smaller 
applicabilities of film for astro work, which has tended to push me to 
ever widening fields.  Your Rosette has me rethinking the matter.

Stephen: http://www.light-to-dark.com/

Bobby Middleton wrote:
> Great work Rob! The RC does well on those CCD mosaics as you have 
> already shown. Here's my film version ten-frame mosaic also with a 12.5" 
> scope:
> (it's a big file)
> http://www.koyote.com/users/bobm/rosette.htm
> Bobby Middleton
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Robert Gendler <mailto:robgendler@worldnet.att.net>
> 
>     Hi all,
>     I've completed a new mosaic project of the Rosette Nebula.
>     The image is a 9 frame mosaic taken with the 12.5" RC at F7.
>     Remember to view the larger image and the cropped high res
>     image of NGC 2244 in the "Tunnel".
>     http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/Rosettebigpage.html
>     Enjoy
>     Rob Gendler
>     Email: robgendler@att.net <mailto:robgendler@att.net>
>     Web site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/
>      
> 



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