On 12/7/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank, > > I've looked at this pic several times and I just can't get my head around > it. I asked myself why, since it is an interesting and likeable pic. This > morning it became clear to me: it looks awful on my screen. It literally > hurts my eyes. Some of the blacks and shadows are just blobs with no > detail and the contrast is too great. Combined with being a "busy" image > (lots of things going on), it comes across as jarring to me. > > My monitors calibration may not coincide with yours, so that may be a small > part of it, although other photos and images look very nice, so I've got to > wonder if there's something you're doing, or not doing, on your end that > contributes to what I'm seeing. > > I've noticed this with a number of other pics you've posted, and have > sometimes run them through Photoshop to better enjoy them. I've not put > this one through the PS processes as I've not had the time or inclination > to do so. > > What bothers me, though, is that a few other people compliment you on the > tonality of your pics, and I just can't see what they're talking about, as, > for the most part, the images seem too dark and lack shadow detail, and are > too contrasty. > > I wonder what the problem may be. Any thoughts .... anybody?
Well, at home I work on a screen that's set to very low contrast, so what appears acceptable to me on that screen always appears more contrasty on my work computer. Unfortunately, since I don't have (and can't load) PS at work, I have to do all my scanning and stuff at home. I can't really change my home screen, as it's the housemate's 'puter, and she likes it the way it is... That being said, looking at the photo right now (at work), it is relatively high contrast to me, but not offensively so. I have no idea how this screen is calibrated, but comparing to other screens (other than my home one), it seems average. Like I said, it looks okay to me right now, but maybe others have some thoughts on the matter... I appreciate your input! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
