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Shades of Gray

Shades of Gray

2005-08-04 by coovert1912

http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html

As everyone here lives in grayscale I thought this was interesting. I 
hope its not too off topic. I even took it into photoshop and measured 
it and I still don't belive it...Robert

Re: Shades of Gray

2005-08-04 by wwodets

Not at all off topic, and a good reminder about all the "subtle" visual 
discriminations we make about inks, papers, tonal scale, etc.  Thanks.  


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "coovert1912" 
<backstagepass55@a...> wrote:
> http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html
> 
> As everyone here lives in grayscale I thought this was interesting. I 
> hope its not too off topic. I even took it into photoshop and 
measured 
> it and I still don't belive it...Robert

Re: [Digital BW] Re: Shades of Gray

2005-08-04 by Mark Savoia

I'm up $6 already on the bets with friends. Thanks for the money  
maker :)
Mark

On Aug 4, 2005, at 11:26 AM, wwodets wrote:

> Not at all off topic, and a good reminder about all the "subtle"  
> visual
> discriminations we make about inks, papers, tonal scale, etc.  Thanks.
>



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