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Cloudbuster
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 07:48
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Hi all! 
I've just invested in a new monitor, and I'm shocked at the bad colors some of my photos have! 
This photo has several different colors, depending on what screen and mode I'm watching it in.
What color do the sky on this photo have on your computer?..
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ortho158
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 08:20
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pink
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Dieneke Boonstra
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 08:37
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soft pink
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Christian C
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 09:01
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slightly pink
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Cloudbuster
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 09:36
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Thanks, folks On my laptop the color is slightly pink, but on the stand alone screen it is more yellow/peach.
The laptop has a problem with colors, but I do not know if this color is correct or wrong. I'm taking the photo to a photolab to get it in print. Then we'll see what screen is correct. (If any  )
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Coffeejunkie
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 09:42
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soft salmon pink....
the best is to callibrate your screen.. there are different ways to do it. with special softwares, with 'spiders' and some screens has a calibratingsoftware already installed.
good luck
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Zeeg
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 10:17
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You need to calibrate your screen. I use myself the Datacolor Spyder which is easy to use and works well.
Furthermore some online labs like Photoweb give you their "workflow profile" to be integrated in Photoshop. So after calibration of your screen, you can have something rather representative of what you will get on prints.
See this tutorial from Photoweb (sorry, in French) http://www.photoweb.fr/atelier/atelier_photo_36.as p
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Cloudbuster
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 11:44
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Hi, all and thanks!
I'm back from the photolab and this is the result.
Scanning the photo for showing will not help much because the scanner needs calibration, but this is how it went.
I downloaded the photo fra Woophy, then brought it to the photolab for print. I'm sorry, but the sky is not pink. It is much more yellow. A warmer tone.
When I first started up my computer again the sky was pink on both the laptop and the stand alone monitor, but after about 15 minutes of use the colors have stabilized and while the laptop version is still pink(ish) the stand alone produces almost 100% correct yellow(ish) color compared to the print.
When I first uploaded to Woophy, it was supposed to be slightly pink by the way.
@Zeeg: Yes! I've checked out Spyder 3 pro and will invest in it within a short time
Thanks, again!
Vidar
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Lali
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 13:17
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Hm...it looks I'm the only one who see it very soft yelow...vanilla actually ..
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Cloudbuster
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 13:20
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I see both, Lali. One slightly pink on my laptop, and one yellow on a separate monitor. Vanilla may even be a better description.
What kind of monitor and Operating System are you using?
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Lali
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 13:27
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We are having one of Philips LCD monitors..and using Windows XP ...
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Bernhard
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 17:52
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I see the very soft yellow, vanilla is a good description (Eizo S2431W, calibrated, Windows 7).
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Cloudbuster
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 18:05
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Thanks, Lali and Bernhard
I've also checked on a Eizo pro monitor and the same result. "Vanilla".
Conclusion: My laptop HP Pavilion DV7 almost useless for photo editing when color is important, but good enough for most other work
Preferred for photo: Benq G2420HDB. Thankfully, it is not very expensive! 
Thank's all!
Vidar
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Igone
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 18:20
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It looks magnolia or vanilla...ish in mine!
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A.Miguel Oliveira
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 18:50
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Hi, Vidar!
Good exercise also for us to check
In my 24" monitor (semi-pro Hp LP2475w) I'd say soft vanilla, indeed (almost only "warm white"). Using Vista, yet
In my 10" Asus EeePc 1000H ( windows XP) is almost the same, with a really very very subtle pinkish tendence, but not much, indeed.
In my old 15" HP Pavilion DV1604e (Vista) is really a very soft "salmon"- pink as to Coffejunkie .
Interesting, the 10" Asus is nearer the truth)
Oh, a bit more ($80) and you could get the Spyder3Elite
Btw, great pic
Best regards,
M
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Zeeg
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 19:08
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Back home with my 2 calibrated screens 24 and 20" (Eizo Flexscan HD2441W and S2000).
I have the same result on both (like others already said) a sort of light warm yellow, or a warm and light ochre, but not really pink.
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A.Miguel Oliveira
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 19:56
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Glad you still see the colours, Zeeg, after such a weight to bring back home))
Just joking (I need it after such another week of work).
Big hug to Lyon, P.
(lucky my elder son who will be there next March, by RyanAir, with my advise to visit the city. I'm not able yet to... fly )
Miguel
P.S. Vidar, again a topic from you helps everyone who reads it. Thanks). Hugs to nearby-Oslo)
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Cloudbuster
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# Posted: 5 Feb 10 20:19 - Edited by: Cloudbuster
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Thank you, for your kind words, Miguel! I'm glad it may be of help to people
Thanks again, Zeeg
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Ruud~
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# Posted: 8 Feb 10 16:33
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Hi Vidar,
The Sky has a Hue of 37 degrees: orange
Saturation is 11%
Brightness is 90%
Again for the sky: the Red, Green Blue values are:
Red: 230
Green: 220
Blue: 205
The water has hues that vary from red to yellow (from about 0 to 60 degrees) with a saturation around 2 or 3%. I also find spots in the water that are magenta to red, at equally low saturations.
To test these values, use the eye-dropper to lift the colours of the image (use a 5x5 pixels average if your software allows you to). The foreground colour then changes to the colour that you picked up. After that, click on the square that shows the newly selected foreground colour to see its properties.
Peachy sky!
Bye
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Zeeg
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# Posted: 8 Feb 10 23:38
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Ah Ah Miguel...I like your humor...I hope your son will enjoy his next trip to Lyon. It's a shame you can't come yourself this time...
Big hug from Lyon
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