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Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/11/2005 10:50:05 PM · #1

I spent a few hours tonight tweaking the heck out of the curves and levels on this one to get the top-rear, black edge, just right against the black background. It looked freakin awesome in PS. Then I converted to sRGB. Still looked great. Resized down to 640, still looked fine.

Then I posted it to my new PAD site (The Ravenwood Archive) and here and all the detail on the back edge seems to have disappeared. Am I just going blind or is it really gone? I don't wanna have to go back and tweak this more, but dang it, I'm determined to get this thing the way I envision it.

Thanks in advance and sorry, I just couldn't resist the urge to shamelessly plug the new page (The Ravenwood Archive). ;-)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

01/11/2005 10:56:04 PM · #2

On my monitor the edges of the level are visible, but very understated. I think it would help if the BG were closer to true black, it is quite gray as it is.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/11/2005 11:00:53 PM · #3

Thanx Fritz! Are you on a CRT/LCD PC/MAC?

I have taken the cheap way out on my supplies, poster paper from Staples and Halogens from Home Depot. I figure until I can really squeeze the most out of PS, I wanna challenge myself to working in the worst of conditions (not really, I'm just cheap) then when I move up in the supplies world, it will be so much easier to get the final result looking right that I will think I've gotten better. ;-)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

01/11/2005 11:05:43 PM · #4

PC with Sony Trinitron CRT running at 32-bit color depth. Not "hardware" calibrated, but quasi-calibrated often using software to set black, white & gamma for individual colors.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/12/2005 12:21:43 AM · #5

I can barely separate it, have to look real close, on an Electron Blue 22, calibrated.

Robt.

Just went to Ravenwood, zero separation there. Just recalibrated monitor, a hair more separation visible in DPC now but I have to look close.

Message edited by author 2005-01-12 01:42:15.

brianlh

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/12/2005 12:28:30 AM · #6

i've only used adobe gamma for calibration.. but it stands out fine on mine.. i suppose it's on the dark side, but i don't know any workaround

01/12/2005 07:30:14 PM · #7

Did a quick and dirty adjustment someone told me to try.
There is VERY LITTLE difference that I can see, but I think it might be just enough. You'll prolly notice a color change too. Thanx all for opinions and guidance. (not posted at Ravenwood yet)

Message edited by author 2005-01-12 19:30:32.