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BTW Carl.
Neat image.
Although is it a little grainy?
Did you process it on the Toshiba laptop or a PC monitor?
I have the same laptop and sometimes images I process on it
look like different pictures on the PC!

Ah Frank, I knew all that arts study of yours would come in useful someday.
That's twice in two weeks now! Keep it up!

Keep it up!

OK,

Did Kenny get a 'Mammal Change' lately?



I always thought he was a mouse!

Sorry,
off topic I know.
My bad.

(sorry Carl in advance for butchering your image!!)

Would you consider cropping out the yards of empty black space in the image?

I find close cropped images of the planets like this:

very static.

Grand to see the detail but I think you can still see the detail fine in an
image where the composition has been thought out.

I also think centering the object on a large black background is just the same.

'Compose' just one object on a black background you say?
Well, I think Carl is heading in the right direction but I personally think
the placement of Mars is a little off for my eye in terms of its shadow.

Carls image forces the eye down to the right hand side of the planet,
first looking at the shadow then the sharp contrast of the edge.

Usually your eye sees contrast on a sphere in the 'away' direction.
(this is not a scientific term )

If it were me I'd place it around here.
I'd even go so far as to have more black background.

and here's why,

OF COURSE,
this is a VERY personal choice and everyone has their own
thinking behind and way of composing shots.
Indeed if we all did the same thing it would be very boring.

Hi Frank,

I never though of looking at it like that. As for the grain I do have the same laptop as you and I'm just looking at it in work now I must get myself a proper monitor. Damian Peach told me to get a good monitor when I was over at Sir Pats house
he said the problem with laptops is they are great for getting the information but carp for processing images as you never get true color