M42 a re-process.

In an effort to better understand photoshop I have been running my M42 data from a few weeks back through the mill again.
This image is a complete re-process in photoshop only.

I am starting to get the hang of layers and layer masks etc.
Now I need to learn more about star masks and controlling the stars better. I am happy with the new result and now need to improve on it further by use of star masks.
I hear the stars can be removed from the image and put back in later when you have done stretching and processing the nebula , so I need to investigate that and give it a bash.

All the capture details for the data are further down this page in my previous "best" attempt.

So here she is...