By taking three different images of the Eagle Nebula and layering them over one another, I was able to manipulate different aspects of the photo separately. By assigning a single color (red, green and blue) to one of the three layers, changing how the colors interact with each other became much easier. Because the colors react with each other through the different levels, changing the saturation of one color in one layer can drastically alter how the photo looks.
The Nebula itself is about 7000 light years away, and is known primarily for the “Pillars of Creation”, a photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995. The image, of which one rendition can be seen here, have been enhanced by a multitude of people to show color.