Last night, the Story Bridge was lit up in white to celebrate the return of Peter Greste to Australian soil. White was chosen since it was the colour of the prison clothing he wore whilst incarcerated in a Cairo gaol.
Best on black.
I don't know if O/S 365ers are aware of the plight of Peter Greste but basically he was a journalist working with Al Jazeera in Egypt when he and two of his colleagues were arrested for reporting news that was damaging to Egypt's national security. Despite the fact there was no evidence presented at the trial to support the allegations, all three were found guilty and Peter was sentenced to 7 years gaol.
On 1 Feb he was suddenly released and deported back to Australia. He arrived home in Brisbane very early yesterday (Thurs) morning.
You can read about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Greste
One thing I have noticed with many shots is that they way they are viewed depends very much on the screen you are viewing them on. This seems to be especially true with night shots or shots with subtle light variations.
We have two computers each with two monitors (its a genealogy thing) and the variation in this shot across the four screens is quite substantial.
If you can easily see clouds in the sky, then you are probably seeing a pretty bright and colourful image.. If you cant, (and I certainly can't on the screen I am using right now) then the image is probably pretty dull and lifeless. Don't know how to allow for these variations.
I love your story bridge and how they light it up for special occasions - and this was certainly a very special occasion :) My computer shows the sky basically black but a hint of clouds depending on the angle of the screen! regardless this is a great shot :) Fav
Beautiful shot and what a great tribute to Peter Greste. I hope he gets to see the Story Bridge lit up in his honour.
I can see the clouds and I don't think you can allow for variations. It all depends on how computers are set up. I am looking at this on my desktop computer and it looks the same on David's desktop too, but my laptop is darker and I can't see the clouds on that and my phone is even darker. I think we just have to settle for the middle of the road processing and hope for the best.
Fantastic shot. It was such good news that he was sent home. I see the sky as fairly dark as well. I have had major problems with true colour and exposure while saving shots out of Photoshop. I think I finally have it under control now thanks to a bit of trial and error. And you are right, some monitors have slightly different colours and brightness than others.
I have learned some about Story Bridge from 365. I did not know it could be lit up for various occasions. The Empire State Building does so in NYC. I cannot see the clouds, but this is not lifeless! It's beautiful, and so is the reason for the celebration.
We set the monitor screen color manually to match the printed photo so all are the same, is it possible for you? Lovely bridge shot and wonderful Peter is back at home!
Stunning image Terry, gorgeous composition and exposure, Pleased to see that Peter Greste is back home and that the city setup this lovely tribute to a man just doing his job!, I can see the clouds on my 28" monitor but not on my laptop, still its a stunning image what ever you view it on:)
I have the clouds on my screen, and the shot looks amazing. We are also so pleased that Peter has made it back to Australia. I didn't realise they were lighting the bridge in his honour. Fav
That's a lovely tribute for him.
Maybe you could get a Spyder and calibrate your screens Poppo. I had manually set mine like Candace was saying and I really didn't see much difference when it was calibrated but my laptop changed quite a bit.
I like the idea of a city's bridge being used to convey a message of support or celebration to its citizens. I'm seeing a bright, colorful scene here on my monitor, with a hint of clouds included.
Not a cloud to be seen on my notebook but I still adoe the river with its nighttime reflections. One of the things I love about Brissie...The changing face of the river. The bridge looks fantastic too. A great way to celebrate Peters homecoming.
We have two computers each with two monitors (its a genealogy thing) and the variation in this shot across the four screens is quite substantial.
If you can easily see clouds in the sky, then you are probably seeing a pretty bright and colourful image.. If you cant, (and I certainly can't on the screen I am using right now) then the image is probably pretty dull and lifeless. Don't know how to allow for these variations.
I can see the clouds and I don't think you can allow for variations. It all depends on how computers are set up. I am looking at this on my desktop computer and it looks the same on David's desktop too, but my laptop is darker and I can't see the clouds on that and my phone is even darker. I think we just have to settle for the middle of the road processing and hope for the best.
Maybe you could get a Spyder and calibrate your screens Poppo. I had manually set mine like Candace was saying and I really didn't see much difference when it was calibrated but my laptop changed quite a bit.