Re: Characterize Digital Camera Color

[Trevor Cunningham <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry if my original mention of tri-color gum wasn't as scientific 
as required by your expertise. After going back and reading your 
original post, I found a host of other reasons that would clearly show 
gum as a distraction avoiding your purpose of an in-camera solution. 
While I was crass, though accurate, with the alchemy reference, I prefer 
to think of it as a defensive blade.

Ruey wrote:
> > > Color processes like gum bichromate seem to color as pictorialism 
> > > was to the potential of photography to render subjects accurately - 
> > > I have heard these called "a way for folks who have trouble holding 
> > > a brush steady to imagine they are painters." Paintings that attempt 
> > > to be photographs seem to disappoint as much as photographs that 
> > > attempt to emulate painting. There is probably a value in both, but 
> > > there is also a value in creating images that very accurately record 
> > > color as was once done with dye transfers.
>  Rather than abuse my interest in obtaining accurate reproduction of 
> color why not just keep silent if the posting does not interest you?
>
> Ed Scott