Does my pic look dark ????

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Previously posted about calibration of my monitor, it improved but still look dark when i get them printed out..

Used Spyder Pro 3 to calibrate LCD monitor, used suggestion of 120 for brightness, other settings are 2.2 and 6500k...

See the photo below, on my calibrated monitor it looks fine, but prints out dark..
On my non calibrated works Dell monitor it looks exactly the same as the prints ???

Does this photo look dark on the right hand side ???
Any ideas why my calibrated monitor is lighter than the prints ???

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Yes it does a bit but it would since the sunrise/set is over on the left.

What you need to do now is calibrate or adjust your printer so the output matches that of your monitor.
 
Looks fine here actually, and I'm using a CRT, it isn't calibrated in the strict sense but I've calibrated it to my tastes.

On my work's monitor, flatscreen 19 inch it is darker and also quite contrasty.
 
Hello Mark

I'm just an enthusiast and I've never been one to calibrate monitors but I'd say looking at your image's histogram you should expect the unavoidable reduction in tones on reflective paper to result in less detail in the shadows.

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But you do have a bit to the left there that may be useful.

If anyone ever doubts a monitor, check the histogram and get a pro lab to do some prints. I do this and get what I need. I've my monitor set to optimise tonal information.

I find it useful too to draw masks here and there to check smaller details to see what's really filled in and what's blown. Flowers can be tricky with fine light tones in delicate petal detail being blown yet not visible in the histogram.

Sam
 
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