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Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens.

From The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.mageia, alt.os.linux.pclinuxos, comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens.
Date 2016-11-04 05:42 +0000
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On 04/11/16 04:49, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 11/03/2016 12:07 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 03/11/16 06:46, The Real Bev wrote:
>>> My ski goggles are light yellow, and after a while the snow looks white
>>> again through them.  Even though I only ski in bright sunlight, I've
>>> never noticed excessive brightness until I take the goggles off.
>>
>> IN the days of B & W photography, yellow or green filters were used to
>> darken blue skies, in particular to increase contrast with white clouds,
>> which stayed lighter.
>
> RED filters.  The effect was unnatural, but very slick.

Red made things VERY contrasty.
Yellow or green was a lot better - more like a polarising filter.


>
>> I suspect the same is true of white snow and blue sky.,
>
> Theory has it that the eye is more sensitive to yellow light because of
> our yellow sun.
>


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Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-01 18:52 -0700
  Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2016-11-02 20:44 +1100
    Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-02 06:23 -0700
    Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 10:16 -0700
      Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:19 +0000
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright  screens. Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-11-03 03:41 -0300
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 23:46 -0700
          Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-03 07:07 +0000
            Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 21:49 -0700
              Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-04 05:42 +0000
              Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-04 09:41 +0000
                Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-04 10:00 +0000
          Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 20:12 +0000
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2016-11-03 08:47 -0400
          Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 20:14 +0000
          Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 21:50 -0700
    Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:18 +0000
      Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-11-03 03:44 +0000
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 18:42 -0500
          Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-07 08:01 +0000
  Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2016-11-02 08:38 -0400
    Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-02 06:28 -0700
      Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 18:46 -0500
    Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:21 +0000
  Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-11-03 03:39 +0000
    Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-02 21:40 -0700
      Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-03 10:11 +0000
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2016-11-03 06:54 -0400
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-03 07:52 -0700
          Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-03 15:22 +0000
            Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-03 08:36 -0700
              Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-03 17:19 +0000
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2016-11-03 13:11 -0400
      Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-11-03 19:24 +0000
    Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright  screens. Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-11-03 03:45 -0300
      Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-03 19:20 +0100
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-11-03 19:34 +0000
          Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 18:54 -0500
            Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-11-07 02:42 +0000
        Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-03 20:02 +0000

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