The long and short: Mac users with Safari enjoy color management and expanded gamut already enabled. Firefox 3 users must enable it, though the browser is capable of it. IE, Opera, and Chrome lack the ability to show expanded color gamut.

Sometime in January, I was very disappointed that many shots I had posted on dA looked nothing like what I knew I had uploaded; I would view them on my system and they looked vibrant and fine, I would view them on my dA account and they seemed lifeless and dull. After long searching and much reading about colorspace usage, I found this information( I thought it might be helpful to share with other dA members). This is useful to anyone, but especially those viewing or posting images with Adobe RGB colorspace. If you happen to use Firefox 3, you may want to check this out: [link]
The end result, I now see on my dA account exactly the file which I saw on my computer before I posted it. Hopefully this will improve when I replace my monitor later this year with an Adobe RGB capable model. (see below).

I must also mention that while this does allow your browser to actually show the color values from Adobe RGB, it is quite another story as to whether your monitor can show them or not. My Samsung T240 only has a color Gamut of 82%, therefore some color values are going to be approximated and rendered as a value within the sRGB colorspace. What those colors are, will be completely dependent upon our individual monitors, and their technical characteristics (where in the gamut, the display parameters fall).

Feel free to ask any questions, I will help if I can.

Also for those interested, here is a useful link for Color Management in CS, very helpful for newcomers to Photoshop: [link]


Through the Looking Glass

Starting to feel creative once again. I have definitely been enjoying some different avenues of expression the last few days.In the next coming month I will have some diverse photographic subjects.

Next Week I am planning to hike part of the 70mi. Laurel Highlands Trail - hopefully I will get some nice PA scenery capture for eveyone from Lynn Run State Park, Ohiopyle State Park, and points in between.Info on the trail is available at: [link]

In a few weeks and there after, I will be focusing on railways and abandoned industry buildings, notably the old Steel Mill buildings still left in SW Pennsylvania. Of particular interest will be the Allegheny Portage Railroad, which included the first railroad tunnel in the United States, and Horseshoe Curve on the old PRR Line. [link] and [link])

July 13-19, I will be focusing on the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix - the nation's largest vintage sports car race and the only one run on city streets! This year's feature marque is my favorite, BMW. So be prepared for some vintage auto love ...... now that doesn't sound right at all. You can visit the PVGP site here: [link] Also expect some interesting shots of Pittsburgh's architecture, skyline, and Street Life.

Life outside Washington DC is anything but boring......


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L I V E S T O C K



Thanks to everyone without whose Stock Images, I would have been unable to experiment this week.


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S H A M E L E S S S E L F P R O M O T I O N
hopefully, pieces indicative of a more imaginative creative i.

I decided to look through my favorites for unique works which intrigued me , and in in the interest of making it more interesting, I tried my best to also find intriguing work which I feel isn't as popular or viewed as much as it should be. If you like it, please stop by and let these worthy deviants hear your thoughts. Also, sorry for the very large feature, but I am still digging my way out from 8 months of dA absence


Architecture





Abstract/Surreal





Railways





Portraits






Conceptual Beauty




Traditional Art/Digital Art/Photo Manipulation




Scenic Earth





Automobiles





Fractal Art