• properly calibrated monitors will show an even transition between values of each square above, with no two looking the same • if values in box 15 through 18 look identical on your monitor, the photographs on this site will seem dark

• tonal values can be adjusted by using the brightness and contrast buttons of your monitor • grayscale values are also a direct reflection of the gamma settings of your operating system
(macintosh users set your gamma to 1.8, windows users to 2.2)