Hudson River Pano: Here is a view of the Hudson River, looking south from Whites Marina in New Hamburg, NY. Shot on December 22, 2017 with a Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-120mm F/4 at 85mm...

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Here is a view of the Hudson River, looking south from Whites Marina in New Hamburg, NY. Shot on December 22, 2017 with a Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-120mm F/4 at 85mm, ISO 400, 1/125 sec, f/5.6. Images were stitched and processed in Lightroom 6.14. Same nine images were used for both color and B&W versions.

Anyone viewing, if you would, how do the images look on your monitors. I have 2 PC's, and the one that I use for my photo processing has a brand new calibrated Benq monitor. My second PC, which I do not use to do any processing on also has a monitor which has been calibrated but it is an older LCD monitor, and I was quite disappointed when I went on the forum and viewed my post on that computer. The photos do not look the same on the second PC as on the PC with the new calibrated monitor that I did my processing on. Quite a difference between the two monitors indeed.

Color Version 12/22/17
Color Version 12/22/17...

(Download)

B&W Version 12/22/17
B&W Version 12/22/17...

(Download)

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

Both are attractive images the way they are processed. First has subtle pastels that look appropriate for the light conditions on a late, cloudy afternoon. Also think the soft B&W tonal range in the second photo is appealing. I'm am viewing on an uncalibrated 27" Samsung monitor, for what its worth. On both, I like the scene as presented.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

jederick wrote:

Both are attractive images the way they are proces... (show quote)

Hi Jederick, thanks for taking the time to reply back. On my 27" Benq monitor the colors are a bit brighter, and pop a little more, but definitely not over saturated. On my second monitor, a 25" Hannspree monitor they are a bit more subdued, lacking the pop that the Benq monitor displays. I was just wondering how they appeared to others, as they were quite different as I said in my OP.

Again, thank you for replying back. I appreciate it and your kind words.

Vince

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

jederick wrote:

Both are attractive images the way they are proces... (show quote)

I agree. I, too, am using an uncalibrated Samsung 27" monitor. In general, I am happy with its performance. The green tint of the posts at the left is interesting.

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

Also using a Samsung uncalibrated monitor- think they both look good.

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

Vince68 wrote:

Here is a view of the Hudson River, looking south ... (show quote)

I like both versions, but to me they look rather dark. If this is your intention, OK, just thought it might help. If printed, they may look even darker. Have you made a print? My monitor is a Dell UltraSharp 27" and I do calibrate it.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

SusanFromVermont wrote:

I like both versions, but to me they look rather dark. If this is your intention, OK, just thought it might help. If printed, they may look even darker. Have you made a print? My monitor is a Dell UltraSharp 27" and I do calibrate it.

Hi Susan, When I processed the photos on my 27" Benq SW2700PT they looked great. When I viewed them directly on another PC with a Hannspree 25" monitor, and also viewed them on UHH after posting them with that same Hannspree monitor they did look a lot darker to me, and the colors on the first one are not as vivid. When viewed on UHH with the PC with the Benq monitor, the brick on the power plant is more red, the sky has a soft yellow mixed in with the grey clouds. The colors just stand out better on the Benq monitor. They are a bit dark as they were taken at 4:39pm on 12/22/17, so it was starting to get dark out earlier on a cloudy day.

Both PC's are side by side, so I am viewing both at the same time and seeing the difference. I was just wondering how they looked to other users with either a calibrated or uncalibrated monitor. I haven't printed them, so that might be a good idea to send them out to print and see how they come out.

Thanks for the reply and your thoughts.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

BboH wrote:

Also using a Samsung uncalibrated monitor- think they both look good.

Thanks for looking and replying Bob.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

David in Dallas wrote:

I agree. I, too, am using an uncalibrated Samsung 27" monitor. In general, I am happy with its performance. The green tint of the posts at the left is interesting.

Hi David, Thanks for looking and replying. The green tint on the posts on the left is most likely from the pressure treating of the wood.

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

Vince68 wrote:

Hi Susan, When I processed the photos on my 27&quo... (show quote)

Vince, I've had the same problem, even now with a calibrated monitor. The trouble is usually because the monitor is too bright. If printing confirms the too dark, then lower the brightness of the monitor until it matches the printed version. Then try editing at that brightness. The light of the monitor tends to make everything look wonderful! So, you know the colors are there but just can't see them in the print!

It is not always easy to edit on a dark monitor, though. I tend to leave my monitor bright, and then edit a bit over-bright because I do print the images as well as share by email and social media. I would love to hear how it turns out for you.
Susan

LarryFitz Loc: Beacon NY

I viewed the color image it on my Toshiba Laptop, un-calibrated LCD screen. It was a little on dull side, open it with Luminar, the histogram was not at full range, after I moved the black and white end points, I thought the photo looked better.

When viewing the image is the background color the same, black screen background get more pop. This forum has a yellowish background, therefore less vibrant.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

LarryFitz wrote:

I viewed the color image it on my Toshiba Laptop, un-calibrated LCD screen. It was a little on dull side, open it with Luminar, the histogram was not at full range, after I moved the black and white end points, I thought the photo looked better.

When viewing the image is the background color the same, black screen background get more pop. This forum has a yellowish background, therefore less vibrant.

Hi Larry,

I processed the photos in LR 6.14 on a PC with a calibrated 27" Benq SW2700PT and exported them as sRGB at 100% quality Hi-res JPEG's and they looked fine when viewing them on the PC they were processed on. When on UHH, they looked just about as good on that PC as well, maybe just a tad bit darker, but the colors were still very good. But when viewing them on UHH on another PC at home, they looked a lot darker and the colors were dull looking, hence the reason for asking how they looked to viewers on here on their PC's/Mac's.

These two PC's are side by side, and you can really see the difference when viewing them on UHH on both PC's. I'm really wondering how others with calibrated monitors go about processing so that their photos look good when viewed on other peoples uncalibrated monitors.

Rob48 Loc: Portland, ME

Vince68 wrote:

Here is a view of the Hudson River, looking south ... (show quote)

I love these, Vince; they give a palpable sense of place.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Thank you Rob... thanks for looking and commenting.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Both look very good on my BenQ 27"!