Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Some years ago I had cataracts surgery in botheyes and what I can say is that my vision is improved, now I can focus with precision and I think that my colors perception etc? is normal. What I realize is that with years the opacity in darkness situations becomes more hard to see and you need some glases and/or more light but in my opinion without influence in colors appreciation?. however, remember I?m a B&W man?. :-). Lluis > El 6 set 2017, a les 23:26, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> va escriure: > > Yes, I was having the blooming lights problem and can already see a > difference in my left eye. Car headlights are small and distinct instead > of a huge bloom of light. Less contrast with the cataracts, yes. And an > overall yellow cast. All of that seems to be much better in my left eye > with the new lens. Distance vision is much better - I can see the leaves > on the trees! I'm supposed to wait several months for the eye to settle > down before deciding whether I need glasses or not but I can already see a > big difference. Next step will be to re- calibrate my monitor. > > Tina > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Points of light seemed to bloom, and I saw >> With less contrast. Maybe mine hadn't progressed but I don't recall any >> issues regarding color balance, and if I had, wouldn't it be an overall >> cast instead of a change in the mix? >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Sonny Carter >> http://www.SonC.com/look >> >> >> On Sep 6, 2017, at 2:16 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>> Everything I've read in my research says that cataracts give a yellow >> or brown tint to everything and a reduced ability to perceive colors and >> when they are removed, color perception returns to normal. >>> >>> For example: >>> http://www.visionaware.org/info/your-eye-condition/ >> cataracts/vision-changes-related-to-cataracts/125 >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Sep 6, 2017, at 2:59 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I don't think cataract surgery changes you perception of color balance. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> Sonny Carter >>>> http://www.SonC.com/look >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sep 6, 2017, at 1:54 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Supposedly cataracts give everything a yellow cast so would it make >> sense for me to adjust everything in the direction of cyan/blue?? It will >> be interesting to see the difference when my eyes heal! >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Tina >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 6, 2017, at 2:42 PM, George Lottermoser < >> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 3, 2017, at 6:19 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at >>>>>>> uwmalumni.com> >> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, 1 Sep 2017 Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> PESO: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The actual title is Trains and Boats and Clotheslines and it's >> another one >>>>>>>> that would make a good jig saw puzzle. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My question is about the Kodachrome corners. All of my KC slides >> have >>>>>>>> rounded black corners from the old KC cardboard mounts. I usually >> clone >>>>>>>> those corners out but then I wondered why. They are there and >> maybe part >>>>>>>> of the photo. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What do you think? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/image/166121788 <http://www.pbase.com/image/ >> 166121788> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Tina >>>>>>> ============================================================ >> ============================================================ >>>>>>> I'd clone the corners to be square. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But I don't see that as the main problem here. (To me, the image >> looks >>>>>>> terribly washed-out and it seems everything is either orange or >> green. >>>>>>> Even the shadows are green. Images from other posters (for instance >>>>>>> Nathan's) don't have these characteristics. >>>>>> >>>>>> I see over exposure and the heavy CYAN/BLUE cast as main issue. >>>>>> >>>>>> As far as the corners: >>>>>> I?d either clone them out >>>>>> or >>>>>> complete the border in such a way >>>>>> as to indicate ?slide? scan >>>>>> >>>>>> fond regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> George >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/imagist >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information