The West

[Photo-John]

Good stuff!
We never did get a pic of the two of us at my home.
Thanks again for coming by, it kind of but a face to the name and legitamized all the time I spend online here.
Brian

I smoothed things out with the wife? You know you can't blame me for all the time you spend on the computer

It was nice to visit. Your wife is very nice. I enjoyed meeting her.

And I meant to get a photo, too. I had a little camera with me and just plain forgot.

Last but not least, thanks for the mesican recommendation. It hit the spot.

[mtbbrian]

I smoothed things out with the wife? You know you can't blame me for all the time you spend on the computer
Last but not least, thanks for the mesican recommendation. It hit the spot.

Welll......... ;)
Glad you like that place, we like it a lot.
Next time, we'll take you to a better place!
Brian

[jar_e]

John,

Great shots. Always neat to see a part of world that I've never had the chance to travel!

Nice area,

Jared

[Gerry Widen]

Some really nice shots. I especially like the first and 4th. I have a little confession. I don't know how to callibrate my monitor. But I know your photos are always so technically (and artistically) perfect that through the years I make minor adjustments to the brightness based on how your photos look on my screen.

[almo]

John I am glad to see you posting some images. It's easy to forget that your a photog sometimes...

That is an awesome shot of the lady on the MTB, and the Interstate 80 purple mountains are breath taking. Very very nice.

Me want more!

[Lara]

Thank you for posting these images John. It gives we Easterners (is that a word?) a nice feel of the west. Beautiful-serene -clean air!

[Photo-John]

But I know your photos are always so technically (and artistically) perfect that through the years I make minor adjustments to the brightness based on how your photos look on my screen.

For the past few months I've been doing most of my setup on my laptop, which I've never been able to completely calibrate. It's a bit too bright and flat. So the same images appear dark and contrasty on well-calibrated monitors. So you may actually be screwing things up.

If you want, I can make an image that's calibrated perfectly and you can use that to set up your monitor. In fact, the ISO 50 test I did with the Konica Minolta DiMage A200 is very, very good. Plus, all those tests have a gray bar that's always perfect because I built it in Photoshop, by the numbers. Here's a link to that image: http://gallery.photographyreview.com...cat=518&page=1

[Dzerzhinski46]

I am not sure why they call Montana "Big Sky Country". Most of Colorado, and New Mexico deserve that name. The skies are so immense, the clouds beautiful, the mountains majestic... Your photos are fantastic. They remind me of New Mexico. The landscapes are just as pretty, though in a different way. Thanks for sharing.

Drew

[ken1953]

For the past few months I've been doing most of my setup on my laptop, which I've never been able to completely calibrate. It's a bit too bright and flat. So the same images appear dark and contrasty on well-calibrated monitors. So you may actually be screwing things up.

If you want, I can make an image that's calibrated perfectly and you can use that to set up your monitor. In fact, the ISO 50 test I did with the Konica Minolta DiMage A200 is very, very good. Plus, all those tests have a gray bar that's always perfect because I built it in Photoshop, by the numbers. Here's a link to that image: http://gallery.photographyreview.com...cat=518&page=1

Hi John, I went to the link you listed and have been wondering how to calibrate my monitor...20 years using computers and I never thought of calibrating one...hehe..anyway...how would I use your images on the link to calibrate a monitor... I have an old 3dfx VooDoo card since my GEForce burned out...but it is still a good card...
Any suggestions...besides getting an up to date card...will be greatly appreciated...hehe
Ken

[Photo-John]

Ken-
The correct way to calibrate your monitor is to use monitor profiling software and hardware, like this: http://www.pcphotoreview.com/pscColo...3_4332crx.aspx

I think it's worth the money. All of my monitors have been profiled with the either the ColorVision Spyder or the GretagMacbeth equipment. You can also use the built-in Adobe Gamma tool. It's part of Photoshop and works pretty well. I wouldn't recommend trying to do it by eye. That really doesn't work very well. I've tried it a few times and the results have been pretty poor.

[ken1953]

Thanks john...I'll ck into ur link...
Ken

[Gerry Widen]

Ken-
The correct way to calibrate your monitor is to use monitor profiling software and hardware, like this: http://www.pcphotoreview.com/pscColo...3_4332crx.aspx

I think it's worth the money. All of my monitors have been profiled with the either the ColorVision Spyder or the GretagMacbeth equipment. You can also use the built-in Adobe Gamma tool. It's part of Photoshop and works pretty well. I wouldn't recommend trying to do it by eye. That really doesn't work very well. I've tried it a few times and the results have been pretty poor.

Well luckily most of my stuff is done the old fashioned way so I'm not as dependent on the profile of the monitor. I just want to make sure it looks decent on the internet or emails. But I am just as fussy as anybody else about how my pictures look so I obsess on other things. If I worked mostly digitally I would certainlly make sure my monitor was calibrated. But I'll bookmark the page and use it as a reference. But as long as your photos keep looking good on my monitor I know I am all right.