the "munchies" - now that's a term I haven't heard since the '60's. :-) Watching the Mama's & Papa's special on PBS Regards, Bob S.
On 6/12/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interspersed > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Bob Sullivan > > > I can be more precise. The entire bottom of the pipe disappears in > > the shadow it creates. > > As you've described it is pretty much as I want it. > > > > The smoking end with it's smaller diameter is > > entirely visible. > > Indeed it is (So far so good) 8-)) > > > The right edge of the bowl above and below the > > elbow has no definition as it is in the black shadow. > > Detail is there on all my screens and in all editing software, although > some of the details and definition is quite subtle. > > > I mention that this is how my laptop renders it because the laptop has > > no brightness adjustment. What you see is what you get, subject to > > some adjustment of screen angle. > > That tells me that you're using an LCD screen, not always the best choice > for image work. > > > I usually don't have any problems > > with it and think that if you desired to evoke a dark, smoking den > > mood that you could still do so with a bit more definition in the > > pipe. > > Well, I don't know what to say. The image looks good here and it looks the > way I want it to look. I will recalibrate my monitor at some point in the > not too distant future, and tomorrow I'll have a print made of the image > and see how close it comes to what's on my screen. In the past the lab has > produced results that were VERY close to the image on the screen. If > there's a problem here, I'll find out about it soon enough. > > Thanks for taking the time to describe what you're seeing. I appreciate > that very much. And now it's time for a bowl of ice cream and a cookie. > Working on that image has given me the "munchies." > > > > > >http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/oldpipe.html > > >
