philosophy of color
philosophy of color
- Subject: philosophy of color
- From: joseph wilhelm <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 14:28:42 +0800
Most of us have heard the question, "if a tree falls in the forest
and there is no one to hear it, does it make a sound?"
I wonder, if there is no one to see it, is the tree green?
I think I understand this color thing a little. At least enough to
realize that an object does not have an absolute color. I ponder
that if color is a relationship between observer, object and light
then when you change any one of these then the color changes too. So
an apple in the dark is not red. Correct?
Hypothetically, if one could simultaneously view an apple (under
noonday summer sun) in Washington DC and Sidney, Australia that apple
would appear to be different colors. This is not an illusion, both
apples are accurately their color. And again in the dark, this apple
would be accurately described as black or maybe a 3/4 tone gray under
moonlight.
I am right to realize this.... right?
So then, color management is about taking the variables of observer,
and light and object and standardizing to a particular viewing
condition. Which may not be "accurate" but hopefully predictable.
Thanks.
Joseph
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