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Supuhstar [2009-07-05 19:51:58 +0000 UTC]

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This is one of the best deviations on the entire site.
It gives a convincing illusion of a telescopic photograph, if not a 3D CGI image, but is, in fact, painted with Photoshop. Your choice to use a 2-dimentional medium was daring, but it obviously works for you.

The scene is just stunning. It is unmistakably a nebula, the birthplace of stars, which, I'm sure, was the inspiration for the title. The subtle glowing effects also add to the surrealism that is naturally in this scene, ans the stars in the background give good context and are a wise use of what would otherwise be empty space.

Whatever you do in the future, I can't wait to see it.

(BTW, yay for my first critique!)

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tadp0l3 [2010-12-08 11:35:04 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. Great depth and volume to the nebula. The composition is lacking a bit though. Try make the nebula "pop" some more, to have a natural focal point in the image. Also not a fan of the purple colour - but hey, thats me! Great work nonetheless

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Perturabo93 [2010-11-20 12:57:43 +0000 UTC]

It really has the "Eagle Nebula" spirit. Amazing!

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Regulus36 [2010-11-18 20:32:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow Mike this is stunning! one of the best nebula images i think i've seen; the details are subtle and beautiful so where do i point my telescope to find it?

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RelativeEquinox [2010-11-11 23:38:09 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful work, though I think it may have benn better to use a worm's-eye view to better show the grandeur of the pillars.

*sigh* it's a shame that scientists are saying they might not be there anymore...

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AstarothPriestess [2009-09-03 19:14:12 +0000 UTC]

*Speechless*

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SylphOfSilence [2009-07-13 17:29:30 +0000 UTC]

somehow ,..the lowest cloud looks like like a big-headed, three eyed baby hich is screaming ,..
it seems kinda scary but im an artist of the wicked and twisted realms ^^ so im not so scared
maybe im just interprating too much in caused by my "not-eating"
err >,<
sry im drifting away,..
i really enjoy this work ! it is warm and it looks like it takes a diffrent form /it is forming itself

it is really stunning :>

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df006 [2009-07-12 10:26:20 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful piece of work, Mike, but it is very unusual to see pillars like that alone in space - they usually are very small compared to the nebula that surrounds them.

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CrisLazar [2009-07-11 22:06:13 +0000 UTC]

amazing !!!

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meteored [2009-07-10 01:10:49 +0000 UTC]

I love it. Very nice details, and kudos for making it look realistic!

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theycome [2009-07-08 00:54:20 +0000 UTC]

mind blowing.
this is such eye candy, your work in general is so so sick

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Supuhstar [2009-07-05 18:06:35 +0000 UTC]

Man, yougotta enable advanced critique so I can tell you how awesome this is!

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Daskana [2009-04-02 14:54:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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Tashi-Tsering [2009-03-24 05:50:40 +0000 UTC]

i love the eagle nebula, i think i understand how it was formed more than how you created this image

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Chromattix [2008-07-05 23:45:51 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant details, I almost thought it was fractal-based at first, and I was reminde dof the Eagle Nebula too, which is the nicest one in my opinion. This made even nicer with the cool new pink/brown colour combination. And the dust pillars have actual depth to them too.

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argolach [2008-06-25 14:15:58 +0000 UTC]

you're not bad yourself too mate i really liked the nebula. is it all brushed ??
impressive !

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R3V4N [2008-05-01 08:47:04 +0000 UTC]

Really good piece mate!
Damn... i get sick with my nebulas. That one is almost perfect. I say almost because we need some motivation eh?

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ArtimasStudio [2008-04-27 01:25:39 +0000 UTC]

nice!

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