Paul it will look right in Safari, as that browser supports embedded color profiles.
Techo, it is not my monitor calibration, as my monitor is hardware calibrated to very tight tolerances.
My problem was how it displayed when the embedded color profile (sRGB) was not read (how it displayed in Firefox and other browsers). When editing in Photoshop, the profile was read and therefore the ugly noise/banding wasn't visible. It is hard to edit something out that you can't see, so I made a temporary curves layer to lift the shadows to mimic what I saw in Firefox. Then I made a new curves adjustment, bringing the shadows down to where noise/banding disappeared in the shadows, after which I turned off the temporary curves adjustment. Should be OK now, even in Firefox.
I am looking on a MacBook Pro in Safari and the background looks nice and smooth. I might be able to see it if I move to my other computer. Lovely shot, nonetheless, excellent dof. ~Sharon
A really elegant shot of the infamous lion ;)
Weeds they are and pests to many but I really like them for certain pics. This being one of them . I've taken more than a few shots myself. If I had a rolling green lawn I'd pick them but I wouldn't be super happy about it.
About the banding... I still see some. Perhaps this page could help you calibrate the brightness/contrast and gamma on the monitor you're using. Viewing the shot in a dark room helps as well.http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php
At the moment I am viewing this on a mini mac and our Samsung 55" TV using Google Chrome. I do see banding in the shadows but when I view it in safari I don't. Go figure! Paul
Guest
09-May-2011 20:25
I happened to look at this in a dark room and noticed a lot of noise in the shadows. I reprocessed in Camera Raw to reduce the noise. Looks better now, but still does not look good when I look at it in Firefox. Safari, which is color profile savvy, displays it like I see it in Photoshop. Anybody else notice noise/banding in this?
Guest
09-May-2011 15:09
Thanks Paul. Yes, I know exactly what you mean, and as these were in my yard, I photographed them - and then plucked 'em.
