Cautionary Tale
Jan 24, 2012 15:22:18 #
Judging from the high number of well seasoned participants here, there is something to consider in matters of color correction and judging if WB is correct.
I presently have one eye freshly surgically corrected for cataract. So all I have to do is blink my view of anything from one eye to the other to add or subtract a yellow "filter" from the view.
I recently pitched my two cents in on some color tint matters here by trying my hand at what improvement post processing might make. My work satisfied me, but once posted I collected comments saying the result was still on the blue side. That was pre surgery. Post surgery, all I had to do was to use the corrected eye and see the blue tint myself.
About the same time my monitor died. My new one is nice and bright and also makes a difference in how color casts appear compared to the old one.
So, I now have to consider, that what is plain and true for one viewer is not necessarily the case for all.
I presently have one eye freshly surgically corrected for cataract. So all I have to do is blink my view of anything from one eye to the other to add or subtract a yellow "filter" from the view.
I recently pitched my two cents in on some color tint matters here by trying my hand at what improvement post processing might make. My work satisfied me, but once posted I collected comments saying the result was still on the blue side. That was pre surgery. Post surgery, all I had to do was to use the corrected eye and see the blue tint myself.
About the same time my monitor died. My new one is nice and bright and also makes a difference in how color casts appear compared to the old one.
So, I now have to consider, that what is plain and true for one viewer is not necessarily the case for all.
Jan 24, 2012 16:10:53 #
Bobber wrote:
Judging from the high number of well seasoned part... (show quote)
I read an article one time on color, it said our eyes see differently and what stands out to one persons eyes does not always stand out the same to another. It also pointed out that some people because of brain action vs eye vision are not equal in people. Some peeps just do not see the color, or cannot distinguish it from another... Say grey/lavender or brown/purple etc. Something to do with the way light bends to form colors vs the light bending to the eye. Wish I had saved it, was a really good read. Just have to clean out the junk once in awhile :D
Jan 25, 2012 09:34:42 #
As a retired printer I can say many people see the same color differently. I usually dreaded it when two or three people looked at color swatches trying to agree on ink color of a sample piece compared to the swatches.
Jan 25, 2012 10:25:22 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
Bobber wrote:
Judging from the high number of well seasoned part... (show quote)
yep - interesting though your experience pre and post surgery. Thanks for sharing
Jan 25, 2012 11:13:32 #
Don't forget most users on UHH do not have calibrated monitors so the colours they are seeing may be off.
Jan 25, 2012 11:43:41 #
rthurlow wrote:
As a retired printer I can say many people see the same color differently. I usually dreaded it when two or three people looked at color swatches trying to agree on ink color of a sample piece compared to the swatches.
Ya, that's what I said :roll: well almost anyway.
Jan 25, 2012 19:50:50 #
I had cataract surgery on both eyes a year ago. The yellow that is seen through the non corrected eye is from the cataract itself. If and when the other is corrected you will be overwhelmed with the vivid colors and sharpness as seen with both eyes plus looking through the cameras view finder and screen. Incidently, my vision returned to 20/20 after the surgery.
Jan 25, 2012 20:10:38 #
One of the best examples of the effect of cataracts is to examine the art of French painter, Monet. In his early works, everything has bright colors. As he ages, the colors in his paintings get shifted toward blue.
Jan 25, 2012 20:14:07 #
That use to fascinate me. Do you see what I see? Does that piece of candy taste the same to you as it does to me? I've always wondered. And I wonder ....how do dogs think? ha
Jan 25, 2012 20:22:51 #
rthurlow wrote:
As a retired printer I can say many people see the same color differently. I usually dreaded it when two or three people looked at color swatches trying to agree on ink color of a sample piece compared to the swatches.
Oh God me too!!!
Trying to please some customers was impossible!!!
Jan 25, 2012 20:28:04 #
jrob349 wrote:
One of the best examples of the effect of cataracts is to examine the art of French painter, Monet. In his early works, everything has bright colors. As he ages, the colors in his paintings get shifted toward blue.
But they didn't have Viagra in those days. Today you can use it to correct for the lack of blue in what we see . :lol:
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