Gail Shaw wrote:
> 
> Greg M. Johnson wrote in message <38AD5BF6.7F3D1DE6@my-dejanews.com>...
> >I liked the first version so much I called it "epic."  The as-posted
> >version of this one looks way too dark; the gamma-corrected version on
> >your page looks like an "over-gamma-corrected" version of a too-dark
> >image.
> 
> I intentionally over corrected the one on my web page so that anybody could
> view it.

Thanks.

> 
> >WHY did you make it so much darker?
> 
> The lighting on the first version was simply testing. It made the scene look
> like a bright sunny afternoon (Which did not go with the theme)
> The second one is darker simply because of the cloud layer.
> It looks just right on both my home and work monitors. On my boss's
> machine it is pitch black.
> 
> >I want to know because I may be at fault!
> >
> >I have feared that I've got the gamma so screwed up my monitor(s) that I
> >run into a bunch of problems: too dark printer output, too dark T-shirt
> >printing, many high-ranking IRTC entries look crappily dark to me, etc.
> >
> >
> Well my home monitor is very old. I would suggest you try turning up the
> brightness/
> contrast first if they are not at max. Also have a look at your graphics
> card. It might be trying
> to do gamma correction. iirc monitors range from gamma 1.2 up to 2.2
> I'm not able to do gamma correction on my monitor so I can't help you.

I have a laptop at work and an IMB LCD 15" monitor at home, both of
which fail miserably at any kind of gamma correction (Black looks like
dark gray and grays look bluish)  I couldn't make out the garbage in the
alley in your non-corrected version.

Keep up the (very) good work.  Unfortunately, you have just proven that
astrology is a scam as we share birthdays, but I have not even a
fraction of your talent, sigh!

> 
> Gail
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