Orion Belt and Sword

[Magnum]

Wow thats amazing

Lee

[Fay]

A tribute to dedication, you will need a month's holiday now! Amazing result!!!!

Fay

[Aris Panagiotopoulos]

wow!

That's Spectacular!

Too bad we can't zoom in...

[ollypenrice]

I have no doubt in saying it is the best I have ever seen. Most are dominated by Ha almost all over and this gives a false impression of the region. Here the Ha is booming loud and clear where it should but the brown, not red, dusty outlying regions are the right colour. Also the blue reflection nebulosity around Alnilam is exquisitely rendered.

I have seen this picture unfolding since Tom and I are friends but this final result is just downright sensational. Seen as a poster sized image on paper it would be iconic.

Masterpiece is the word.

Olly

[Orion_the_Hunter]

WOW! >>>goes to stare at image again.

[Jacopo]

magnifica!

thank you so much

j|!

[JCJC]

Wow! Tom, this is the definitive Orion image, for sure.

The whole image has a very natural feel. Congrats and well done!

Jordan

p.s. Have you got anywhere to upload a larger version or perhaps on Olly's SmugMug?

[ollypenrice]

Wow! Tom, this is the definitive Orion image, for sure.

The whole image has a very natural feel. Congrats and well done!

Jordan

p.s. Have you got anywhere to upload a larger version or perhaps on Olly's SmugMug?

Good idea, Jordan. I made Tom this offer this morning and sent him the password etc.

There is clearly demand for an Encore on this one!!

Olly

[Tom OD]

Hi All,

Thanks a million for the very kind comments. I´m delighted with this pic, and while it was difficult getting it to stitch as a mosaic, and then trying to control everything, it was worth it. That one month holiday that was suggested is happening right now.

The image I posted was 1680 x 1100 pixels. Flicrk then squeezed it down a bit more. I´ll try an upload a bigger version to smugmug as Olly suggested. It does hold up in resolution right up to its full 7000x 5000 resolution, I´ll be running off 30x20 inch prints when I get home next week for the mantle-piece.

Tom.

[Tom OD]

Ok I´ve just got a bigger desktop sized version on Ollys Smugmug. Its the same 1680x1100 version, but its displayed at that size, unlike the flickr version.

Widefield images including mosaics and overlays. - ollypenrice's Photos

Thanks Tom.

[Spr]

Brilliant Tom, the colours and details are top class.

Darren

[Dave]

What a stunner!

[starstalker]

made me go all goosebumpy, truly amazing!!

[pietervdv]

THAT... IS... TOTALY... AWESOME!!!!

Pieter

[ollypenrice]

Bigger! Bigger!

Olly

[Zakalwe]

Phenomenal.

A jaw-dropping beautiful result.

[Tim]

Beautiful Tom, right up there with Rogelio Andreo's images.

Do us a favour and attach a little version to the thread please

[Tom OD]

Thanks again for those commetns everyone.

As usual I´m in a mad hurry, I´ve asked Olly to post the small version for the thread. I can only get to the internet cafe every second day, and I have no pics, or version of it with me today, so apologies for any delay in replies.

Tom.

[Beyond_Vision]

Astroimaging at it's best Tom. As TJ says right up there with Rogelio. The effort put into this is astronomical and you have made every photon count.

Regards

Kevin

[ollypenrice]

Here's Tom's image. For my money the colours are in another league to most others I've seen.

Olly

[spanky]

That is truly stunning!

[nightvision]

Truly a work of art, an epic, should be hung in a gallery.

Is there a Picture of the Year category?

[star_chaser]

amazing pic well done:hello2:

[Virgoman]

My word, Tom, that is a most beautiful image. The sheer beauty and wonder of this region writ large. Abolutely stunning.

[darkside]

thats got to be up there with one of the best images of orion ive seen