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Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW - Adam's Week 9 - Hatrack
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 22:30:57 +0100
References: <20020302152456-b01050001-d6ec9be2-1013-010c@168.150.177.113>

Adam,

The hatrack comes out quite dark on my monitor, the way you describe your intent.
But I find the image somewhat unbalanced, with all the brightness on the right. I
like the second alternate much better, there is a lot to look at but it does not
seem messy.

Nathan

Adam Bridge wrote:

> My contribution for the week 9 PAW is now up. I think, in general, I'm a bit out
> of step with the tastes of the LUG judging from the near-universal silence
> regarding the last three posts. Saying you DON'T like something is okay, you
> know.
>
> All comments are welcome.
>
> I AM vexed, however, in the way the images display -- in general they all come
> out much too light. hatrack should have virtually no detail in the black at all
> and the rack itself should vanish into darkness at the bottom of the photo.
>
> When I view the image with my Mac and use Photoshop or Preview (in OS X) the
> darkness is retained. When I look with any of three different web browsers it's
> like the gamma has been messed with. I am unable to account for why this is
> happening and would like suggestions on how I might avoid it.
>
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002PAW/large-images/hatrack.jpg>
>
> There are two alternates:
>
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002PAW/large-images/still-life.jpg>
>
> and
>
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002PAW/large-images/skyballs.jpg>
>
> My PAW page is located at:
>
> <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002PAW/large-images/hatrack.jpg>
>
> Thank you.
>
> Adam Bridge
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Replies: Reply from Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> (Re: [Leica] PAW - Adam's Week 9 - Hatrack)
In reply to: Message from Adam Bridge <abridge@idea-processing.com> ([Leica] PAW - Adam's Week 9 - Hatrack)