PUMP by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr
PUMP by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr
Thanks Brian, yes the DP3 , I aught to get into a practice of mentioning the camera. I processed these very differently by softening the images a lot, it changes and gives what I believe is a better light quality. sometimes the Merrils can be so detailed they lose the light, that is for me a greatest part of photography , by losing the light I mean they become too much about detail.
Thanks Julian. This emphasis on detail is what defines digital photography for me, and its why I prefer film generally speaking.
I do have a love hate thing with the Merrills. In some ways I wish I had not missed out on the earlier generations. I kick myself for not getting the DP2x which was going for £199 up until Christmas. Their quality of light for what I can see was superb.
Thanks Nick. I put a new graphics card in my desktop and all the images are looking so very different. Must do a bit of calibration. It certainly has got me wondering what others are seeingLike the first image very much, great details and lighting as always
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Thank you so much Tom. I did go into an apple shop and logged into my flickr the images I viewed looked darker than when I processed them. Although I have a good Monitor, an EIZO which for me gives for myself a more pleasing look to images, with superb anti glare screen and very easy on the eyes. That is why I hesitate to get an iMac, as well as having Photoshop Cs6, which is windows only, as they are, one or the other. I'd have to sign up to Adobe CC to use CS6 again, to use Cs6 with a new imac. I also use Swimming software such as HiTek, which is a meet entry result and swimming data base bit of kit along with other related software which is only available for windows. Yes I could have both an iMac and PC and return to Light Room, although I am not so keen on Light Room as I am with Cs6. I will pick up a Display port cable tomorrow, I think there is a much wider capability with the EIZO displays regarding calibrating, using the DP, which is partly why I changed the graphics card . I only print in B+W , I am not so clever , but manage to achieve ok prints, with a few trials. The colurs with this new Graphics card are much improved, more tonal range and depth.The aged and dirty colours of the gauge are beautiful Julian and it has the perfect background/environment to sit with. Love it.
The second image reveals itself as follows on my screen; four out of focus spokes visible, the one on the right more so than the others. I was wondering if there is another spoke at the bottom which is invisible. The centre red knob has a little burn out at top (say at ten past). It has uneven light and becomes darker towards bottom; very dark at say (twenty five to). As you were wondering how we see it I thought I would outline what I see.
I use 24inch apple mac display. I have never needed to callibrate it and have good representative prints from the screen without callibration. I'm thankful for this because when you enter into the impossible jungle of colour management it, for me, leads to stress and unnecessary trouble and saves me from drowning in the sludge that resides in the bowels of Photoshop
However your image works well in the context of the first one. On it's own maybe I would like to see more.
Thank you Pete much appreciated.
