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dtbh
04-02-2007, 11:25 AM
Thank you to ShaolinTiger for the heads up and the invite to join this forum. Besides saying hello I would like to post a pix of my dad cos I am having some calibration problem with my Dell 24" LCD monitor. This pix was processed with my laptop at home but when I viewed it this morning at my office with the Dell LCD I noticed my pix is a bit dark. I re-PPed it and this is what I got. Pls tell me what you see with your PC. Thanks and a big hello again to all. I really like the speed of this forum.

BTW at what level of brightness should I use before I calibrate it with my calibrator?

Taken during Qing Ming yesterday.
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8708/dadfn0.jpg
ShaolinTiger
04-02-2007, 11:30 AM
Welcome Doc!

I would say it is a touch dark.

What I would suggest is open the RAW in Photoshop CS2 and turn on the highlight warning.

Then tweak the exposure until just before you get blown highlights.

Then adjust your brightness so that level looks natural on your monitor at your desired viewing angle.
Caveman
04-02-2007, 11:37 AM
welcome doc. It looks ok on my monitor.. oh no, I need to calibrate too... :D
sampoerna
04-02-2007, 11:59 AM
Hi Doc, welcome to SA.

Brightness looks ok on both my laptop and external LCD screen.
yannick
04-02-2007, 12:05 PM
greeting doc, it looks no problem on my monitor. Welcome to shutter asia~ :P
alancheong7
04-02-2007, 02:07 PM
Doc! Welcome to SA! :D

Sharp pic as usual, love it. Wonder how'd it look in b/w .... looks naturally enough.
derickuan
04-02-2007, 02:14 PM
Wow, doc...you are here....first post and you post this marvelous pic of your dad. Welcome to SA. :rock:
qqmeng
04-02-2007, 02:16 PM
hey doc. welcome.

the pic looks ok here for me.
siew
04-02-2007, 03:31 PM
Wow, I like this portrait. Not too dark on my monitor.
dtbh
04-02-2007, 04:22 PM
Thank you all for the warm welcome! The problem is with my laptop then...time to recalibrate that. :D

Alan, I'll try it in B&W soon.

Deric, glad you like this one. I'll be sharing more whenever I have any worthwhile to share.

Thanks again guys!
Gojira
04-02-2007, 04:27 PM
Looks fine on my monitor too...welcome and thanks for sharing!
fulat
04-02-2007, 05:48 PM
i like the bokeh tho....
noordin
04-02-2007, 05:50 PM
If my memory serves me, the photo of your dad in your earlier postings showed he was much fairer than this.

BTW where did you get your Dell 24" monitor. Is it the "UltraSharp" version? I want to get one for my son.
seethoe
04-02-2007, 05:57 PM
this from yr beast!???
Ming
04-02-2007, 06:09 PM
A warm welcome to you.. Nice shot of your father.. Love the contrast.. All the best to you in calibrating your monitor..
dtbh
04-02-2007, 07:26 PM
Looks fine on my monitor too...welcome and thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the welcome and your feedback on my brightness control.


i like the bokeh tho....

Thanks fulat.


If my memory serves me, the photo of your dad in your earlier postings showed he was much fairer than this.

BTW where did you get your Dell 24" monitor. Is it the "UltraSharp" version? I want to get one for my son.

He is still fair...I "made" him looked tanned. This is the effect of using Multiply blending.

yep, mine is the Ultrasharp model. I got it direct from dell. It is very bright...so bright to border glaring. I had to lower the brightness to 5 before I calibrate. Don't know if that is the correct way to do it and that's why I have asked the questions in this thread. Otherwise it is a good monitor for post-processing.

this from yr beast!???

Nope. From the 70-200VR taken as a candid in stealth mode. :D

A warm welcome to you.. Nice shot of your father.. Love the contrast.. All the best to you in calibrating your monitor..

Thanks for the welcome! Glad you like this one.