| Charlie Hein |
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| 12/16/08 06:16 PM |
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Nov08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Winner!
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I am pleased to announce the winner of the November 2008 Cloudy Nights Imaging and Sketching Contest - neutronman!
Here is my M42 taken from Rancho Venado in the Texas Hill Country. I tried to go deep and pull out alot of the surrounding faint dust. I combined different exposures to protect the trap while pulling out the dim stuff.
FSQ 106ED F/5
QHY8 camera
Maxim, CS3
4 x 1200 sec
12 x 300 sec
12 x 30 sec
To all of you who took the time to stop by and vote for your favorite submission - thank you so much! Your participation really makes the contest!
To all the contestants - almost every comment entered in the poll thread this month says it - every one of your submissions is worthy of winning. Congratulations to all of you on a job done very well indeed!
neutronman, congratulations on your win! Please contact me via PM with your t-shirt size and also the address where you want us to send it!
Charlie
| Doug6952 |
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| 12/16/08 06:43 PM |
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Re: Nov08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Winner!
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Congratulations Neutronman!!! Fantastic image!
| jacobb |
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| 12/16/08 06:44 PM |
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Re: Nov08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Winner!
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Congratulations Neutronman!
It's an amazing picture
Regards
Jacobb
| neutronman |
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| 12/16/08 11:28 PM |
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Re: Nov08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Winner!
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Thanks guys! So many great images and all very different. It is an honor to be included in such a fine group
| iceman |
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| 12/16/08 11:43 PM |
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Re: Nov08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Winner!
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Lovely work, nicely done.
| markseibold |
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| 12/17/08 12:11 AM |
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Re: Nov08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Winner!
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Congratulations John - Neutronman!
I for one thought this was a fantastic and unique photographic accomplishment. As a hand painter and pastel sketcher, I would say that this photograph should be on a museum wall as a great abstract art! It has tremendous depth and dimension.
Absolutely spectacular!
regards,
-Mark
| neutronman |
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| 12/17/08 01:54 PM |
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Re: Nov08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Winner!
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Thanks, Mike. You've got some BEAUTIFUL shots on your website. Really great stuff.
Mark, that is quite a compliment! Thank you so much! Funny you mention abstract art - I collect abstract surreal art by Richard Powers (best known for his 50's to 70's sci-fi book covers). Some of his abstracts really look like dimensional nebulae. Perhaps another reason I love astrophotography
