just a spot I like to sit at on the river and watch ducks :)

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ty.... it's always a challenge.

A Light Room project.

View At Lake Havasu

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TY
I do check histograms. Some times I shoot with the intention of bending the curve and setting my own parameters for D log E. I shoot 3 different Nikons The screens are all pretty matched. So I do use them to quick reference my exposure. So without using a calorimeter to calibrate you computer screen, my eye seems a good place to view. I am pretty much expert in densitometry/sensitometry.
As far as printers (consumer printers):
Defaults are designed for give you a plain Jane good representation. If you have a modified exposure (by choice) the printer defaults will pull the image back (or try) to the print standard. So it re-adjusts the curve. It will not analyze the curve you sent it and use it. So you need to be able to send the printer instructions to match your curve. These are print profiles (In olden days called film terms). As far as I know Adobe Photo Shop is the only program that does this well and allows you to store those profiles. There are some others but not many. Yes every time you change paper and or ink (batch to batch variation). You have to adjust the print profile. If you had more controls you could print a step wedge, read it with a densitometer and calibrate your process.. Not easily doable with amateur equipment for printing.

I just read the advise I wrote yesterday.
It even confused me (sorry).
Your question is about variables we all share.
Here is how I address those variables.

My camera monitor/screen is where I make decisions about exposer.
I adjusted my computer screen to be as close as possible to what I see at my camera.
This gets me as true as I can to the my Image.

Printing:
I use software that allows me to send a profile to the printer to modify the printer defaults to make the print look the way I want it.

Nice Work :)

cool I will try to post some too.. searching for you around the lake :) Have a great day.

ty.. I worked with many people from Australia. Always good friends :) You should have stopped for coffee.
Would love to see Australia.

some shots from the street

Coaster at New York New York

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Excaliber

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Rochester NY Canada Geese

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one of my favorite topics..
No two screens look alike. Printers.. especially consumer grade printers are priority printers and will always push your prints to their specs on what they consider a good image Usually not what you want. The key is in calibration of monitors and Software that allows you to create printer profiles (instructions that tell the printer what adjustments to use to get the print you want). Most popular photo software lets you do that (so you get their proprietary results). Adobe Photoshop allows you to do this (prolly the best) for print profiles. Some software that comes with certain printer lets you adjust the profile). I went through a bunch of printers before finding one that allows this (Kodak ESP 5200). Hp software no. Cannon software no. Epson software no. They are all proprietary. Even if you sent prints to a photo finisher they will prolly get it wrong. Wrong meaning NOT the way you wanted it. You can Eyeball the calibration between your camera screen and your computer screen. If you are happy with the way the image looks on your camera.. bring it over to you computer while looking at your camera image change the settings on your monitor to match that as closely as possible. If you have a high end calibratable monitor. You can invest in a colorimeter and Calibrate your monitor. Then move to adjust your camera monitor to be close to that. It actually should be pretty close. This will not change what you need to get a print as you like it. You need color profiles. Which you will still need to modify every time you buy a new cartridge cause inks... especially ones that use dyes not pigment are different (batch to batch). so wont look the same when you last printed. Also Printer papers show different results depending on paper properties. Anyways that is my short answer. Remember everyone looking at you pics on their equipment is not seeing it exactly the way you are. You gottsa love this :) GOOD LUCK

I posted a couple under BiF's Included my pet Hummer.
Stay tuned :)

do these qualify :)

At the port of Rochester

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My Pet Hummer

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So the west coast of the Island on the East Coast :(
I lived in Southern Canada.. ROCHESTER NY. Spent lotsa time on the Seaway and Ontario. Never made it to Newfoundland or Nova Scotia. Really want to see that some day. THANX.

Thanks Jack