From: Paul Hyndman (paul_at_antispamdomain.not)
Date: Wed Nov 26 2003 - 23:03:46 EST
Most likely problem is that your monitor is not properly calibrated.
You can do a quickie check/adjustment of the gamma etc. Do a Google
search to find dozens of monitor gamma adjustment pages, such as:
http://www.photoscientia.co.uk/Gamma.htm
Or you can take it to the next level and "profile" your monitor (and
printer, and scanner... for each paper or ink combination you might
use). This assures that each device will interpret and reproduce the
colors and levels accurately, using a standard model. The images
will then be produced with consistent results on any other system
that has also been properly profiled.
It is especially the bane of us dealing with low contrast images
that many monitors are not set to allow proper viewing of our
pics... Hence the 16 bar grayscale patterns plonked on many of our
pages to alert the viewer they may be missing subtle details.
Paul
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> dcabernel wrote:
> I have some pictures of comet Hyakutake and Hale-Boop
> I took with 35mm slide film and had transfered
> professionally to a Kodak digital science Photo CD. I enhanced
one picture in Photoshop and a tail
> that could barely be seen before now scretched right off the
page.
> It's still subtle, but you can't miss it.
>
> I tried printing the image with my 1200dpi ink jet, but the tail
> doesn't show up at all. I sent it to a lab for a genuine 8x10
photo
> print. On the photo, it is just barely visible under a bright
light
> at the right angle.
>
> I suppose the problem is not resolution, but the fact that the tail
> is blue and so is the sky background. Any ideas on how I could
create
> a print that the tail would show up in? I guess I could enhance
the
> picture more, but at some point it's going to look 'faked'. Any
tips
> would be appreciated. I'll upload the file if anyone wants to take
a
> look.
>
> David
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