NGC 3576 STATUE OF LIBERTY NEBULA

This is my second attempt tp the NGC 3576 Statue of Liberty Nebule. For the post processing of this attempt I used mainly Affinity Photo 2. In order to enhance the nebula structure I used starless H-alpha and SII channels in a combined luminance channel. In the create luminance channel I made structure enhancements and local contrast optimization until I liked the result. The SHO layer (starless) was blended in, color optimized and finally I reintroduced the stars.

In my first attempt (referenced in the version 1st (old) attempt), which I already published, the post processing was done with star extraction and reintroduction, but without luminance channel separation and optimization.

Critics and comments are highly welcome. I'm curious which version you like more.