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13-JAN-2007 Brent

8th: Locked Out* by Brent

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/5s f/4.0 at 17.0mm iso1000 full exif

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Brent 16-Jan-2007 01:38
Wow, you are really able to see a lot of detail apparently CJ. That is a red and green flood above me, no use for those with this topic! :-)
ctfchallenge16-Jan-2007 00:25
I agree Brent, that many of us see vastly different levels of darkness/brightness on our monitors with probably the biggest difference being between LCD and CRT monitors - LCDs seeming much brighter. I have no difficulty seeing you, and even your features, on my laptop. And is that a red and gree flood light fixture over you? That's why I was wondering about Rod's lighter picture as I probably saw things on the top of the cd rack that he didn't really want to be seen and why some people could not make out the Buddah face. CJ
Brent 15-Jan-2007 17:57
Thanks for the comments Jano, Sue Anne, Abs & Rod. I'm starting to think all these dark images this challenge really expose the variability we all view the images with to an unfortunate extreme. The average image most challenges it seems would have more headroom for varied brightness/contrast than most of the images featured here. I checked this image out on both my LCD monitors that have been calibrated using the Adobe Gamma program and get similar results. Both display an overall dark image, where the bonehead locked out on the porch is fairly easy to see. The only difference between the two is that the monitor with a higher contrast ratio shows more faint shadowy detail of my face so that you can vaguely see my eyes and mouth. It is possible that I have calibrated both my monitors too bright, but for what it is worth the original image I shot views the same way on my camera LCD as my monitors.
I guess it would be nice if we could all have the same hardware for doing a calibration of all our monitors so everyone could be on the same page. Oh well, larger image size limits would be nice too...
sue anne15-Jan-2007 16:52
Rod - it must be my monitors.... laptop now I can see what everyone else is seeing and on the PC monitor, more darkness near black.....

Which is why I always do all my pp'ing on my PC monitor :)
(then when I view my pics later, my laptop comes out much brighter) Go figure....
ctfchallenge15-Jan-2007 16:22
i like two different shades, green and red, of light here. a nice shot. -Abstract
ps: i can see Brent on the steps clearly too.
Rod 15-Jan-2007 10:50
I can see Brent on the steps quite clearly here Sue Anne. Geez all our screens must be so different.
sue anne14-Jan-2007 22:37
Nice .... and if I look really hard, I can see someone sitting on the steps.
janewigginsphotography14-Jan-2007 17:10
This is well done in that although dark, you can seen the green and warm red hues in the dark. :) jano
Brent 14-Jan-2007 16:32
Thanks all :-) I toned down that porch light a little and have to agree it makes an improvement- much appreciate the feedback. That is indeed snow you see CJ; it is now the morning after the shoot and it is 18F/-8C outside- mightly cold for Seattle. Burrrrr!
ctfchallenge14-Jan-2007 15:20
Good one Brent and it looks like a mighty cold night to be locked out! Is that snow I see - in Seattle??? You could tone down the porch light a tad as it is a little bright, but it's not too distracting to me. CJ
ctfchallenge14-Jan-2007 14:16
My only * is the bright white porch light, if it could be toned down or even removed or maybe thats just me. Good anyway. Rich
Rod 14-Jan-2007 07:10
Ah well done Brent you have nailed the darkness topic in this shot mate, well done:-)