Can't imagine why viewing distance from monitor should be any different than
'normal'.
Obviously there should be no direct light on the monitor, the room should be
dark and I've read where its recommended the room be painted a neutral
color.
I've made a monitor shade out of foam board that shields the top & sides
from stray light getting on the monitor.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Hawk (?)
I'm using a combination of freeware downloads, fiddling and fine-tuning
until things look more normal.
The reason I mentioned proper distance is because one of the tutorials I
read said that you should step back from the monitor about 7 feet and look
at it from a distance. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, and I can't
imagine why it would make any difference unless you're in an office
environment and need the monitor tilted to accommodate co-workers and
such. In any event, the room I use is only about the size of a drunk tank,
and my computer desk is a fairly sizable beast. I'm not going to worry
about that part of it.
-- Walt
On 9/17/2012 8:24 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Proper distance? For a Spyder, Huey, i1, etc. it's 0mm.
What are you using to calibrate?
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
----- Original Message -----
From: Walt <[email protected]>
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Hawk (?)
Thanks, Rick.
I've been working on the calibration thing. One minor issue is that my
computer desk is situated such that in in order to get the proper
distance away from the monitor, I'd have to blast a hole in the opposite
wall.
But, I'm getting as close as I can, and think I have the gamma just
about right. I've toned down the contrast and brightness a bit, too. I'm
still stunned at how much noise my old CRT masked in some of my photos,
and how far off the color temperature seemed to be.
I do believe I'm going to like this monitor quite a bit, though.
-- Walt
On 9/17/2012 7:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Yup, a red tailed hawk.
Make sure you calibrate your spiffy new monitor--from the factory
they're designed to have things bright and punchy. That can make pix
look dark and timid to others, and in prints.
I've been very happy with my Dell U2410 and U2411 (1 at home, 1 at
work).
Cheers,
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
----- Original Message -----
From: Walt <[email protected]>
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]>
Cc:
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 6:51 PM
Subject: PESO: Red Tail Hawk (?)
So, I've got this spiffy new monitor and I'm going through my images to
see how they look, and I'm absolutely stunned at how atrocious some of
them are! I'd been using an old 19" CRT up until now and had no idea
they were that awful. It's a wonder anything I ever shot came out as a
decent print. I wish someone had told me a long time ago. I'm thoroughly
embarrassed by some of the photos I thought were fairly decent.
That said, I also found this shot which I didn't realize I had. I think
it's a Red Tail Hawk, since it's hawk-like in appearance and has a
vaguely red tail.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7997746702/#large
In any event, I'm still a bit mortified by some of the images I've been
publishing under the misapprehension that they're usable photos. Makes
me want to scrap my entire library and start anew!
-- Walt
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