Tim,

That's much better. Colourful things, ducks. Tasty, too.

G

PNG is not responsible for the quality issue. It's a bad web choice because it doesn't compress nearly as well as JPEG.

G

Of course! These are better, but I wonder if your monitor and mine are calibrated differently. The pictures seem to lack punch. Perhaps somebody who is more technically adept than me can analyse the problem.

This is getting in the way of enjoying the pictures.

G

Did you have your dram too soon? These still seem to be PNGs.

G

Phew, I'm actually a seven-stone weakling.

You should ask your adviser to explain why, when PNG has been available for many years, 99.9999999999999999999999999999999% (and more) of all pictures posted on the web are in JPEG format.

If he advises you to buy some shares, sell them fast.

G

Luckily I'm 700 pounds, and not a gorilla.

It seems to me that the quality of conception/composition, etc., rather outweighs the technical quality. The pics are PNG rather than JPEG, and for PNG they are quite small. It would be nice to see some larger JPEGs where the quality had not been compromised.

For display on the web, PNG is not usually a very good choice. It's a format that doesn't compress well, and for that reason is seldom seen. Why did you use it?

Sorry if this sounds a bit negative, but I don't think you are doing yourself justice with your choice of file type.

G

Kimbo,

Our minds work as one!

And thanks for the kind words.

G

Don,

I know you weren't being critical - although that's welcome. I hope I didn't come across as sarcastic; I was simply hoping to spur you on to show what could be done - and it worked!

Brilliant. I am most impressed. I shall have to have a go at this myself, although to be honest, I do feel that this sort of thing has dangers. I wonder how many photographs are now passed off as just that, when in fact most of the final image is a product of the computer rather than the camera.

Thanks again for the demo.

G

Thank you, Mac.

I'm definitely warming to you Canadians.

G

Don,

Now that's what I call a "can-do" attitude. You'll go far.

My PS skills are far too limited. If you feel like showing how it's done, please feel free. I, and the world, await your demonstration.

G