Tim Randles wrote:
> Garth, That was an explaination I can almost understand, and you are right, I
> do shoot a lot of outdoor pics... I cant get enough of being outdoors..
>
> Others here have kindly taken the time to reply to my questions, and if I
> didnt respond, it is not because I was being rude, I cant digest all the
> information here in one sitting, but you all need to know I appreciate very
> much your comments and help. I've learned a great deal since I joined here
>
> I started at http://timrandles.photopic.net. I really liked this pic,
All I get at that link is "timrandles.photopic.net is COMING SOON to
REGISTER.COM", but no picture of yours.
> but for some reason it doesnt look as good on the desktop as it does on my
> laptop, and the foreground seems darker, not as much definition.
This is a big, common problem; computer displays can vary wildly in how
an image looks on them. People who want what they display on one screen
to match another and both to match prints made from them have to buy
hardware and software and learn to color manage their equipment. Display
color management requires software to display known color values on the
display and a small piece of hardware to read the screen and feed back
to the software what it sees. Not very expensive, but another
unanticipated cost of the digital darkroom.
A number of us here, but probably not a majority, are viewing on color
managed displays, so we are all seeing close to the same thing. It's not
uncommon to see a set of photos posted where the poster obviously has an
"off" monitor, as everything is a bit too dark, or light, or has a color
cast.
> I'd love to edit this one, I think it is big enough to be able to do some
> work with it at 3264x2448
>
Well, I haven't seen it yet, but that's certainly large enough.
> I'll have to consider what software to use to edit with, I dont like the Oly
> supplied stuff very much, and found that Adobe has so many bells and whistles
> and names of things I dont know the meaning of, it is an exercise in
> frustration..
>
And yet, most of those same functions, under mostly the same names*, are
the tools used in any image editor. As with all new technologies, there
are parts of it for which no existing names apply, so they get new,
unfamiliar names. The good news is that only a small subset of the PS
functions are needed for what you will. at least initially, want to do.
I use PS extensively and have no idea how many of its functions work, or
even what some are for.
Moose
* In fact, it sill sure be nice when they all use the same names for the
same functions. All cars have brakes, not some with "coasting speed
regulators", others with "retarders", others with "momentum management",
etc.
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