How's Your Color Vision?

Buckster · 11-04-2009, 06:39 AM

I suppose this fits with "Technical Challenges". Here's a neat online test to check your color vision and find out where you may be having problems:

Munsell Hue Test

It probably also helps determine if you're working from a monitor that allows differences subtle enough for you to make them out.

If nothing else, it's interesting.

I managed to score a perfect 0.

usayit · 11-04-2009, 07:01 AM

Very interesting.. I'll have to try this out at my home workstation when I have more time. Looking at that just made me realize just how bad my display on my netbook really is (in the light I am currently in). I can't see a difference in many of the boxes to determine their order.

JamesMason · 11-04-2009, 07:07 AM

12, not too bad i dont think. Saying this monitor ain't calibrated

robertwsimpson · 11-04-2009, 07:50 AM

I got an 18. I was going for the high score.

cauzimme · 11-04-2009, 07:54 AM

12 too!

SlimPaul · 11-04-2009, 09:05 AM

8 here

leighthal · 11-04-2009, 10:28 AM

8 for me. The green to purple (line 3) being the hardest to figure out. They all looked the same to me.

Craig J · 11-04-2009, 10:43 AM

Wow. I just scored a 62. I got the blues hosed up.

Thanks for sharing, homey (I am from "Up North" too).

Craig

NateWagner · 11-04-2009, 10:49 AM

ahh, I remember seeing this posted quite a while ago... it definitely helps to have a good monitor and good lighting.

sauce839 · 11-04-2009, 11:20 AM

7... on my work computer. but I now have a headache.

Hardrock · 11-04-2009, 11:43 AM

My work monitor gets a 9. Is this an accurate test to see if you monitor is calibrated? Thanks for sharing.

JamesMason · 11-04-2009, 11:57 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hardrock

My work monitor gets a 9. Is this an accurate test to see if you monitor is calibrated? Thanks for sharing.

No not really because you may have a perfectly calibrated monitor but have crap colour vision. I think people such as myself are blaming their crap colour vision on their monitors

. However a well calibrated monitor will make the job easier.

robertwsimpson · 11-04-2009, 12:07 PM

I'm going to crank up my monitor contrast and try it again

*evil laugh*

JamesMason · 11-04-2009, 12:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by robertwsimpson

I'm going to crank up my monitor contrast and try it again

*evil laugh*

rofl

Renol · 11-04-2009, 11:28 PM

Perfect zero. Something I don't get though...it says best score for my age range is "-4" but if perfect is zero, how can there be a negative?

11-04-2009, 06:39 AM	#1
Buckster I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 595 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 31 Times in 29 Posts My Gallery: (0)	How's Your Color Vision? I suppose this fits with "Technical Challenges". Here's a neat online test to check your color vision and find out where you may be having problems: Munsell Hue Test It probably also helps determine if you're working from a monitor that allows differences subtle enough for you to make them out. If nothing else, it's interesting. I managed to score a perfect 0. __________________ Your honest C&C is always welcome and appreciated. "Photography's never been merely about photographing what you could see; it's always been about photographing what you wanted to see." ~ Ctein

11-04-2009, 07:01 AM	#2
usayit TPF Junkie! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North New Jersey, United States of America Posts: 6,866 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 55 Times in 53 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Very interesting.. I'll have to try this out at my home workstation when I have more time. Looking at that just made me realize just how bad my display on my netbook really is (in the light I am currently in). I can't see a difference in many of the boxes to determine their order. __________________ Woohooo!!! <exits stage left> My equipment: Right Eye and Left Eye.

11-04-2009, 07:07 AM	#3
JamesMason I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nottingham Posts: 454 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My Gallery: (0)	12, not too bad i dont think. Saying this monitor ain't calibrated __________________ In Britain a man is hit by a car every 30 seconds, and he is getting sick of it. James Mason Photography

11-04-2009, 07:50 AM	#4
robertwsimpson TPF Junkie! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Palm Beach, Fl Posts: 2,189 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 50 Times in 49 Posts My Gallery: (13)	I got an 18. I was going for the high score. __________________ Can't we all just

11-04-2009, 09:05 AM	#6
SlimPaul I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 423 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	8 here __________________ Nikon D90 \| Nikkor 18-105mm VR \| Nikkor 50mm 1.8 G \| Nikkor 70-300mm AF-S VR \| Sigma 10-20mm EX DC \| SB-900 Aperture 2 My flickr

11-04-2009, 07:54 AM	#5
cauzimme No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 25 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	12 too!

11-04-2009, 10:28 AM	#7
leighthal I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: near ottawa Posts: 525 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Gallery: (0)	8 for me. The green to purple (line 3) being the hardest to figure out. They all looked the same to me. __________________ Did I forget the EXIF?... Flickr! I don't follow photo links---direct post please! Learn how here.

11-04-2009, 10:43 AM	#8
Craig J No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 72 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Wow. I just scored a 62. I got the blues hosed up. Thanks for sharing, homey (I am from "Up North" too). Craig __________________ [SIZE="1"]Nikon D80, Mamiya C330f, Nikomat (not misspelled) FTn, Nikon N75, & some rangefinders.

11-04-2009, 10:49 AM	#9
NateWagner TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,194 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 47 Times in 45 Posts My Gallery: (0)	ahh, I remember seeing this posted quite a while ago... it definitely helps to have a good monitor and good lighting. __________________ Thanks, Nate Canon stuff. Tampa Bay Photography

11-04-2009, 11:20 AM	#10
sauce839 No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 70 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	7... on my work computer. but I now have a headache.

11-04-2009, 11:43 AM	#11
Hardrock I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 618 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts My Gallery: (0)	My work monitor gets a 9. Is this an accurate test to see if you monitor is calibrated? Thanks for sharing.

11-04-2009, 11:57 AM	#12
JamesMason I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nottingham Posts: 454 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by Hardrock My work monitor gets a 9. Is this an accurate test to see if you monitor is calibrated? Thanks for sharing. No not really because you may have a perfectly calibrated monitor but have crap colour vision. I think people such as myself are blaming their crap colour vision on their monitors . However a well calibrated monitor will make the job easier. __________________ In Britain a man is hit by a car every 30 seconds, and he is getting sick of it. James Mason Photography

11-04-2009, 12:07 PM	#13
robertwsimpson TPF Junkie! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Palm Beach, Fl Posts: 2,189 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 50 Times in 49 Posts My Gallery: (13)	I'm going to crank up my monitor contrast and try it again evil laugh __________________ Can't we all just

11-04-2009, 12:10 PM	#14
JamesMason I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nottingham Posts: 454 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by robertwsimpson I'm going to crank up my monitor contrast and try it again evil laugh rofl __________________ In Britain a man is hit by a car every 30 seconds, and he is getting sick of it. James Mason Photography

11-04-2009, 11:28 PM	#15
Renol Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 141 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Perfect zero. Something I don't get though...it says best score for my age range is "-4" but if perfect is zero, how can there be a negative? __________________ My Gallery Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, EF 50mm f/1.4 USM. Canon EOS 50D, EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6

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