That is interesting yotsuya that you also went down this path.

Please can you show me how you have the luke in cockpit shot, if you have attempted that bit?

Yes I agree it’s not about trusting a picture book exactly. But things are relative to one another in some ways perhaps. I feel that the part that is magenta in the sky could be another color… But then what color?

I think the theatrical version lacks the greeny blue in the shadow. This i feel is correct. When it comes to the mid tones bringing out enough red to see the red on the sand is correct. But I do agree I am not sure about that tone of magenta in the sky. I like the Red Version better for the glow but I am not sure what color the glow should be. I don’t trust the prints a lot of the time and especially not for special effects and optical printers the trust is very low in most cases. I am trying to figure out what it is meant to look like not what any version looks like because they are all a bit weird on that part especially.