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Posted by: Nirgal Oct 1 2009, 04:01 PM

Hi all,

after a longer period during which I did not have that much time for my image works, I have now started to prepare a new web gallery with postprocessed and artificially colorized detail views of the MRO orbiter cameras.

The color & lightning processing of those images doesn't make a particular claim for physical accurateness but is rather meant as mere "artists impression" of the subjective "mars mood" of what I associate/envision with those those scenes as "my mars"

Here is the first batch of images (click for larger resolution):

http://www.thethirdplanet.de/mars_gallery/preview/ESP_012810_1735_col.jpg

http://www.thethirdplanet.de/mars_gallery/preview/PSP_009210_1735_col_pv.jpg

http://www.thethirdplanet.de/mars_gallery/preview/PSP_002101_1875_d2.jpg

http://www.thethirdplanet.de/mars_gallery/preview/PSP_009743_2565_col.jpg

http://www.thethirdplanet.de/mars_gallery/preview/PSP_002158_2035_col_pv.jpg

http://www.thethirdplanet.de/mars_gallery/preview/PSP_002602_1875_d1.jpg

http://www.thethirdplanet.de/mars_gallery/preview/PSP_007657_1375_col_pv.jpg

http://www.thethirdplanet.de/mars_gallery/preview/PSP_009408_1715_col_pv.jpg

Posted by: mhoward Oct 1 2009, 05:57 PM

Beautiful, beautiful stuff. I've saved them off to my hard drive.

Posted by: jamescanvin Oct 1 2009, 06:41 PM

Oh my! Those are just incredible!

And this is just a "first batch"? I'm glad you didn't post more at once, I don't think I could have taken falling off my chair again!

Posted by: Juramike Oct 1 2009, 06:54 PM

Wow!

Beautiful!

Posted by: brianc Oct 1 2009, 06:58 PM

Just amazing - the deep shadows make you feel you're flying over this landscape - keep them coming :-)

Posted by: Stu Oct 1 2009, 07:20 PM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Mars... On Mars.... On Mars...

Posted by: climber Oct 1 2009, 07:23 PM

I must say I realy like pictures 1,2,3,4,5,6,and 7.
I'm gona point your work to all my friends. Thanks Bernhard

Posted by: AndyG Oct 1 2009, 07:49 PM

Fabulous! I've loved your images in the past, but these are just incredible.

(Stu, how do we get to go there?)

Andy

Posted by: charborob Oct 1 2009, 08:26 PM

A fitting tribute to the power of HiRise (not to mention your own artistic powers!). Like someone else said already, keep them coming.

Posted by: SFJCody Oct 1 2009, 09:30 PM

Mars is really filmic.

Posted by: nprev Oct 2 2009, 01:17 AM

The only word that really fits is "exquisite". Truly remarkable work; thanks!!!

Posted by: Astro0 Oct 2 2009, 04:15 AM

OM *clink* G!

Posted by: n1ckdrake Oct 2 2009, 04:24 AM

These are some great images Nirgal.

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Oct 2 2009, 05:16 AM

Somehow "artist" just isn't a good enough word here. Would one of you Englishman please invent a stronger English word to describe Bernhard and his talents.?

Posted by: stevesliva Oct 2 2009, 05:45 AM

limner

Main Entry: limn
Pronunciation: \ˈlim\
Etymology: Middle English limnen to illuminate (a manuscript), probably back-formation from lymnour illuminator, alteration of lumenur, from Anglo-French aluminer, enluminer to illuminate, ultimately from Latin illuminare
Date: 1592

1 : to draw or paint on a surface
2 : to outline in clear sharp detail

— limn·er \ˈli-mər, ˈlim-nər\ noun

Posted by: remcook Oct 2 2009, 08:29 AM

Just stunning!

Posted by: ustrax Oct 2 2009, 09:43 AM

Dear Nirgal...Obrigado!

Posted by: djellison Oct 2 2009, 10:56 AM

AWESOME - the only thing I would ask for.... is the observation ID's so we can go and see more

Posted by: Tman Oct 2 2009, 01:46 PM

Thanks for that, Bernhard! I definitely missing your colouring... gorgeous!

Do you even fancy doing your art on dust devil animations once? Too many complications or how about this one:
(sadly one distinctive DD is two-toned) http://greuti.ch/spirit/sol568ddcalib2.gif

Posted by: Tesheiner Oct 2 2009, 04:12 PM

This selection is really incredible, specially those ones with the long shadows!

Posted by: Nirgal Oct 2 2009, 04:25 PM

Thank you all very much for the nice words that are much appreciated ... and keep me motivated for further work

There is still an infinitely vast "terapixel sea" of HiRISE PDS to browse and discover new fascinating detail views suitable for further processing and colorization

I forgot to mention: You can find the observation ID of the HiRISE source image in the file name of each image (just right click the thumbnail in the gallery and go to properties)

BTW.: In addition to the HiRISE images I have also done some work with CTX (MRO context imager) images that I'm going to post in the future (including some images that I already posted previously but are no loner available at the original URL because of a change of my web space provider)

Posted by: Nirgal Oct 2 2009, 04:30 PM

Thanks for the compliment, Doug !

There is not much detail information in the image captions itself, but you can find the PSP serial number of each original HiRISE source image simply derived from the file name (URL) of the images via right click.

Bernhard

Posted by: Nirgal Oct 2 2009, 04:38 PM

Thanks Tman !

I still remember our past collaborations where you provided many great panoramas and brilliant b/w processings ... a colored version of one of your early Spirit sunsets way back at husband hill is still one of my favourite Spirit images:




Actually I have done a colorization of one of the frames of the famous sol 568 dust devil movie ... If time permits I'm going to extend this to the full movie and post it in the Spirit forum

Posted by: Tman Oct 2 2009, 04:58 PM

Posted by: belleraphon1 Oct 2 2009, 10:13 PM

Nirgal Sir,

that frosty dune looks like a Chinese ideogram....

Awesome does not cover it....

More please