Liberty

Ghost like color; its just a mirage.

Bluejay

photo credit: *clairity*

So beautiful subtle shading.

Blue mountains mist

photo credit: miyukiutada

Really good natural lighting to bring out the depth perspective.

Monks in red robes

photo credit: Sukanto Debnath

Blue wave

photo credit: pasotraspaso

Blue sky

photo credit: extranoise
photo credit: Hamed Saber

Moon Bird

photo credit: *L*u*z*a*

Blue crayon

photo credit: David.R.Carroll

Digital-Photo Era Changes Industry

Yahoo! News – Digital-Photo Era Changes Industry:

“Digital cameras are now in about 43 million homes in America, and that 40 percent penetration could reach 70 percent by 2007. The more mainstream they become, some analysts argue, the more likely that old printing habits will re-establish themselves. “

Manufacturers like Eastman Kodak Co., however, think the meteoric rise of camera phones could turn the lucrative print business into a growth market again, possibly within two years.

Aside from rushing higher-resolution cameras, speedier printers, fancier software and all-purpose kiosks into the marketplace, they’re employing all their marketing tricks to mold consumer habits and transform electronically stored images into prints of all varieties.

Their campaigns run from scaremongering about the perils of letting pictures languish on computers that might crash to behavior-reinforcing TV ads by Rochester-based Kodak in which new digital patrons shout out “Where are my pictures?”

And while an estimated 100 billion images are snapped in America each year — of which about a quarter are turned into prints — that could skyrocket above 1 trillion as camera phones not only proliferate but rapidly improve in quality.

Gretag Macbeth ColorChecker Chart

Gretag Macbeth ColorChecker Chart:

“The ultimate goal of any process of photography, electronic publishing, printing or television is to reproduce all colors perfectly. To help make meaningful judgments about color rendition, a totally non-subjective standard of comparison is needed. That is why the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker chart was developed. It provides the needed standard with which to compare, measure and analyze differences in color reproduction in various processes.

The ColorChecker is a checkerboard array of 24 scientifically prepared colored squares in a wide range of colors. Many of these squares represent natural objects of special interest, such as human skin, foliage and blue sky. These squares are not only the same color as their counterparts, but also reflect light the same way in all parts of the visible spectrum. Because of this unique feature, the squares will match the colors of natural objects under any illumination and with any color reproduction process.”