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11/08/2004 01:29:34 PM · #1 |
My last challenge entry score apallingly. Every single one of the comments says that it's way too dark and that people can't see much/anything.
Thing is, on my monitor I can *just about* make out a difference between the last two blocks of grey/black that appear below each challenge image and my photo looks great in terms of colour/brightness. I did have to darken the image significantly to acheive a background that looked black to me - the initial photograph looked like it was on grey card so I deliberately adjusted it darker.
So is my monitor doing a really bad job or are the majority of viewers looking at my picture through screens that can't differentiate between the higher end of the calibration scale or am I missing something?
I'm pretty puzzled and very disappointed with that result.
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11/08/2004 01:33:27 PM · #2 |
| It's also very dark on my calibrated monitor. |
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11/08/2004 01:34:36 PM · #3 |
Max
What type of monitor do you have?
CRT or LCD?
Edit:
What make is the monitor?
Message edited by author 2004-11-08 13:35:06.
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11/08/2004 01:55:40 PM · #4 |
It is very dark.
Maybe your can look at the histogram in your photoediting programm. Guess it´s very much on the dark/left side.
I also see that you´ve shot it at 1/125 sec at ISO100, indoor under a kitchen light. If this is a regular kitchen light the image is doomed to be dark even at minimum aperture. |
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11/09/2004 02:11:40 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by garlic:
It is very dark.
Maybe your can look at the histogram in your photoediting programm. Guess it´s very much on the dark/left side.
I also see that you´ve shot it at 1/125 sec at ISO100, indoor under a kitchen light. If this is a regular kitchen light the image is doomed to be dark even at minimum aperture. |
It's a CRT monitor. I'm not sure of the make, the word "Relisys" is written across the bottom left if that helps. |
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11/09/2004 02:19:05 AM · #6 |
It is supper dark. I have a calibrated monitor via ColorVision to Adobe RGB, and I can hardly see the leaf at all. It looks like splotches of green and brown. No detail at all. Get a calibration eye hardware tool. Edit: and a LaCie monitor ( i know they cost a lot but if you are truly into digital photography, a god of a monitor is key).
Adam
Message edited by author 2004-11-09 02:22:37. |
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11/09/2004 02:21:43 AM · #7 |
I know wat they talking about - its not a very good photo and is very dark as has been said - also ligtened still would of placed badly cause its not much of interest
the background is black but not a good colour to use - bright colours rank higher, the sooner you learn this the better
about your monitor - buy a new monitor or try to calibrate it
ps- I have a LG 17" CRT Flatron T710B it works perfect from the time i plugged it in and i suggest going for something similar (if after CRT)
LCDs not really sure but some pictures do look sketcy on them so the technology not perfect
Message edited by author 2004-11-09 02:22:44.
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11/09/2004 02:31:27 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by saintnicholas_25:
I know wat they talking about - its not a very good photo and is very dark as has been said - also ligtened still would of placed badly cause its not much of interest
the background is black but not a good colour to use - bright colours rank higher, the sooner you learn this the better
about your monitor - buy a new monitor or try to calibrate it
ps- I have a LG 17" CRT Flatron T710B it works perfect from the time i plugged it in and i suggest going for something similar (if after CRT)
LCDs not really sure but some pictures do look sketcy on them so the technology not perfect |
PS: Lg is a peace of south Koran crap. Oh, did i just say that... Night Saint. PSS: Lg makes Apple's LCD panels, but apple rejects over 95% of the LCDs that they get. Lg then sells them off to dell, gateway , and under the LG brand. In life their are three needs, Great Glass, Great Bodies, and Mac computers. (hey, it is a industry thing). Night one last time. Oh, good ideas though... you will soon become a jedi.
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11/09/2004 03:13:08 AM · #9 |
If I had to guess, hawkida's monitor is past its "color usefulness" point. Beyond a certain age (in the 3 year range mostly) CRT monitors simply cannot be calibrated (at all/reliably). While you don't need to blow your wad on a Sony/LaCie/NEC-Mitsubishi, just buying a new monitor will probably be adequate for you (of course, only you can know this). Some day, you might be interested in color gadgets for monitors, but until then you could probably get by with the "faux calibration" methods available to you (not that I recommend it, but it seems to suit many enough).
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