This page contains links to a series of galleries each of
which comprise a range of images laid out in thumbnail format.
Clicking the the actual thumbnail will result in a larger version of
the image opening in a dedicated page. You can use your browser
BACK button or the specially provided Back button on each page to
return to the thumbnail view. In order that download could be
kept to a minimum I have traded some image quality for speed,
hopefully not too much.
Ideally you should have your monitor adjusted for 1024 by 768
pixels in16million colour mode. I have included simple monitor
calibration tools to help you optimise your display.
Monitor Setup and
Calibration
If your monitor has not been calibrated, then I
suggest that you begin by using the gray wedge provided below. The
idea being to adjust your monitor's brightness and contrast controls
so that at least the first 12 steps e.g. from white to 95% black are
visible, the distinction between 95% and 100% should just be
barely visible. To achieve this you should first set your monitor
contrast (adjusts how bright white is) control to maximum, then
adjust the brightness (adjusts how dark black is).
All of the images on this
web site have been optimised for display on a gamma 2.2 calibrated
monitor. The steps outlined above should result in you obtaining near
optimum white and black levels. To check your actual monitor gamma
level you should sit back from the monitor, squint a little, and
establish which of the inner numbered boxes comes closest to blending
with the patterned gray surround. A typical PC Windows monitor
will approximate to gamma 2.2 and a Macintosh computer
to gamma 1.8. If you find that your gamma value is less than
2.2 my images will appear darker than I intended. Before viewing the
images Mac OS X users with a gamma 1.8 monitor might wish to take
this opportunity to recalibrate their monitors for gamma 2.2 and I
have provided instructions/guidance on
this page.
