hmm, my monitor must be pretty much on que cause your B&W looks pretty good here. i haven't done anything with it, just out of the box and onto the desk.

i'll try it at work with my two monitors there that i've been trying to calibrate some what.

It is supposed to be pretty good... :)

Really, if you open the BW version in Photoshop (or similar software) you can use the Eyedropper Tool to check the color at different places. Then you can see that the three channels (RGB) aren't exactly the same - this is not a B&W picture, it is a Duotone converted to rgb and saved as jpeg... Then go to picture mode and convert to greyscale to get a true B&W picture and see the difference (Ctrl+Z a few times). When choosing the color and adjusting it for the Duotone a calibrated monitor is handy.

You (me, I forget sometimes...) must of course choose the correct working color spaces and also check that the monitor shows the proof color output.

Autumn is here. As this thread slowly develops into a picture gallery I have to throw in some autumn leaves (obligatoire). Here (picture 1):


Minolta Dimage A2, September 2004

...and here (pic 2 of 2):


Minolta Dimage A2, September 2004