IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Charles Fichter

IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Charles Fichter

IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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Rework of Elephant's Nebula capture from July. Utilized new combo method(s). I really de-emphasized saturation, and I like the result, will continue I think with this approach. Too many images seem to have saturation blasted - pretty colors, but a bit cloying I think. The subtlety in this processing I think is more my taste (and yes, I'm guilty of pushing saturation too hard as well).

I'm going to re-work this hopefully again soon using the Hubble pallet and tone maps. I'd like to get more aggressive with details in the nebula. There is a lot going on in this object, and this processing still seems a bit too flat, but I'm content with the result for now as I progress.

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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Charles Fichter