I calibrated my monitor and now I can PP blacks so much better. (ignore the red over saturation please)
After:
Before:
Original Out OF Camera:
EXIF:
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens: Canon 100-400L
Focal Length: 400mm (520mm in 35mm)
Exposure Time: 0.01s (1/100)
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 800
Flash: flash did not fire
Metering: pattern
Exposure Program: manual
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Exposure Mode: manual
White Balance: auto
Subject Distance: 108/10
Color Space: Adobe
Date Modified: 2010-03-10 14:14:55
Photo Dimensions: 760 x 569
File Size: 276.40 KB
It is almost a little over red I know, but not sure how to reduce it effectively from this point.
The original image was way off from over exposure and used the Adobe, not sRGB, color profile.
I'm still pleased with the results.
The improvements I saw were in the accuracy of Blacks are now black and whites have the proper brightness.
The original was over writen by mistake, so I used the next "original" image of the group,
since it was exposed the same way and of the same subject/scene.
I used a Spyder 3 Elite.
I had to run the wizard and then use the advanced functions to get the monitors brightness right.
I also needed to limit but not remove some ambient light in the room, in a very dark room it would not set the brightness right.
