How's Your Color Vision?

GeneralBenson · 11-18-2009, 08:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by rocdoc

Where are my dyschromatic brothers? We're supposed to be about 7% of American males, not sure about proportion in other parts of the world. Interesting, I wonder if there are fewer of us here, on a photography forum - limited color discrimination could naturally select against this hobby. It seems very dependent on time of day and ambient light. I scored 205 last night, improved to 58 today. Wondering about an implicit learning effect on this too.
Anyone else who scored relatively poorly, don't feel bad. It's a variation that is so common it's generally considered normal. They may not let us fly planes, but I'm not sure what their cut-offs are. What is also interesting is that in spite of the dismal score on this, day to day life is generally not affected. I had no idea I had reduced color discrimination until I saw Ishihara plates for the first time.

Right here. I got a 143. Ouch.

kevo1586 · 11-18-2009, 09:01 AM

I scored 0... saweet! "Perfect Color Vision"

**Pugs** · 11-18-2009, 09:04 AM

Wow... that was frakkin' HARD!

rocdoc · 11-18-2009, 10:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by GeneralBenson

Right here. I got a 143. Ouch.

Good to find a brother in suffering. Keep the chin up general! We shall overcome! Color vision is SO overrated...

As I said, daily life is usually unaffected by this. You may have not been aware of any limitation before taking the stupid test. We don't need no stinking tests!

dtzitko · 11-18-2009, 10:21 AM

Color blind check in. 112 here.

**manaheim** · 11-18-2009, 10:25 AM

That was fun. I got an 8. I'll have to try again on my monitor at home.

kevo1586 · 11-18-2009, 12:50 PM

it was getting hard to focus by the end of it... lol Not sure if I could have took another row... lol

**Pugs** · 11-18-2009, 01:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by kevo1586

it was getting hard to focus by the end of it... lol Not sure if I could have took another row... lol

Amen, to that!

rizomes · 11-18-2009, 01:32 PM

Your score: 0
Gender: Male
Age range: 30-39
Best score for your gender and age range: 0
Highest score for your gender and age range: 1520

\0/ beers are on me!

Invictus · 11-19-2009, 10:03 PM

I got zero aswell, and -4 is a perfect score for my age range???!?!?!

notsue · 11-20-2009, 07:24 PM

With my glasses on, I scored a 31. They are for seeing far away, and I actually strain to see the computer with them on.
So I took them off and tested again and got a 4.
The first time my graph showed troubles pretty much each time the colors meet, and the second time it only showed trouble in the blue.

IuriiO · 11-22-2009, 03:15 AM

Your score: 4
Gender: Male
Age range: 20-29

britonk · 11-22-2009, 09:20 AM

18 for me, an interesting test! Thanks for sharing.

ajpicture · 11-22-2009, 03:31 PM

3 here. I hadn't seen this test before.

taskoni · 11-22-2009, 04:21 PM

20 here...

11-18-2009, 09:04 AM	#33
Pugs I gotta make more TPF time! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 926 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Wow... that was frakkin' HARD! __________________ -Pugs Nikon D300: - Nikkor 18-55mm AF-S f/3.5-5.6 DX GII - ProMaster 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 - Nikkor 50mm AF f/1.8 D - ProMaster 55-200mm AF f/4-5.6 LD Macro - Nikkor 70-300mm AF f/4-5.6 G - Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro Super Konica Autoreflex T2 & nT3 - Hexanon 50mm AF f/1.7 - Hexanon 52mm AF f/1.8 - Hexanon 100mm AF f/2.8 - Spiratone 135mm Auto Spira-Tel YS f/2.8

11-18-2009, 10:07 AM	#34
rocdoc Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Washington DC Posts: 185 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by GeneralBenson Right here. I got a 143. Ouch. Good to find a brother in suffering. Keep the chin up general! We shall overcome! Color vision is SO overrated... As I said, daily life is usually unaffected by this. You may have not been aware of any limitation before taking the stupid test. We don't need no stinking tests! __________________ My thread: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ondionais/

11-18-2009, 10:21 AM	#35
dtzitko Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 168 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (3)	Color blind check in. 112 here. __________________ -dave My Website Find me on Twitter My Delicious My Flickr

11-18-2009, 10:25 AM	#36
manaheim XYZZY! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts, USA, Earth, Milky Way, Universe Posts: 5,166 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 64 Times in 55 Posts My Gallery: (22)	That was fun. I got an 8. I'll have to try again on my monitor at home. __________________ http://www.impressionengineering.com

11-18-2009, 01:28 PM	#38
Pugs I gotta make more TPF time! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 926 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by kevo1586 it was getting hard to focus by the end of it... lol Not sure if I could have took another row... lol Amen, to that! __________________ -Pugs Nikon D300: - Nikkor 18-55mm AF-S f/3.5-5.6 DX GII - ProMaster 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 - Nikkor 50mm AF f/1.8 D - ProMaster 55-200mm AF f/4-5.6 LD Macro - Nikkor 70-300mm AF f/4-5.6 G - Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro Super Konica Autoreflex T2 & nT3 - Hexanon 50mm AF f/1.7 - Hexanon 52mm AF f/1.8 - Hexanon 100mm AF f/2.8 - Spiratone 135mm Auto Spira-Tel YS f/2.8

11-18-2009, 08:47 AM	#31
GeneralBenson I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 693 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by rocdoc Where are my dyschromatic brothers? We're supposed to be about 7% of American males, not sure about proportion in other parts of the world. Interesting, I wonder if there are fewer of us here, on a photography forum - limited color discrimination could naturally select against this hobby. It seems very dependent on time of day and ambient light. I scored 205 last night, improved to 58 today. Wondering about an implicit learning effect on this too. Anyone else who scored relatively poorly, don't feel bad. It's a variation that is so common it's generally considered normal. They may not let us fly planes, but I'm not sure what their cut-offs are. What is also interesting is that in spite of the dismal score on this, day to day life is generally not affected. I had no idea I had reduced color discrimination until I saw Ishihara plates for the first time. Right here. I got a 143. Ouch.

11-18-2009, 09:01 AM	#32
kevo1586 TPF Noob! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 11 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I scored 0... saweet! "Perfect Color Vision"

11-18-2009, 12:50 PM	#37
kevo1586 TPF Noob! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 11 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	it was getting hard to focus by the end of it... lol Not sure if I could have took another row... lol

11-18-2009, 01:32 PM	#39
rizomes TPF Noob! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 13 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Your score: 0 Gender: Male Age range: 30-39 Best score for your gender and age range: 0 Highest score for your gender and age range: 1520 \0/ beers are on me!

11-19-2009, 10:03 PM	#40
Invictus Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada, Eh? Posts: 192 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Gallery: (0)	I got zero aswell, and -4 is a perfect score for my age range???!?!?! __________________ Olympus Body, Few Lenses, Couple Tripods & A Flash.

11-20-2009, 07:24 PM	#41
notsue No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 32 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	With my glasses on, I scored a 31. They are for seeing far away, and I actually strain to see the computer with them on. So I took them off and tested again and got a 4. The first time my graph showed troubles pretty much each time the colors meet, and the second time it only showed trouble in the blue.

11-22-2009, 03:15 AM	#42
IuriiO TPF Noob! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 3 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I've almost got my eyes broken :) Your score: 4 Gender: Male Age range: 20-29

11-22-2009, 09:20 AM	#43
britonk Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK Posts: 136 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	18 for me, an interesting test! Thanks for sharing.

11-22-2009, 03:31 PM	#44
ajpicture TPF Noob! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: California Posts: 10 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	3 here. I hadn't seen this test before.

11-22-2009, 04:21 PM	#45
taskoni No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Vilnius Posts: 68 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	20 here...

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