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A Pelican Headshot in HOO, BillyBoyBoy
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A Pelican Headshot in HOO

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A Pelican Headshot in HOO

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My first long focal length image!

This is a representation of the ionized hydrogen and oxygen found in the actual pelican head area of the Pelican Nebula.  I shot the stars in RGB to get their truer colors.

I love how much spacial depth the gas revealed as I processed it, showing the hydrogen glow through the oxygen in front of it.

Even though blending narrowband lends itself to creative color processing, I tried to stay truer to the color of the OIII with the teal, and of course a softer red for the Ha.

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A Pelican Headshot in HOO, BillyBoyBoy