Kalmar Castle
Calibrating Monitor with DisplayCAL for Mac
Here is an easy walkthrough using the DisplayCAL software. DisplayCAL is an Open Source Display Calibration software. More info can be found at there website DisplayCAL. The software requires that you use a calibration instrument listed here.
There are a few steps to go through before you start the calibration process.
Set your monitor to 6500K and ruffly adjust your brightness and contrast levels before you do the calibration with DisplayCAL.
Set the whitepoint to 6500K. 6500 Kelvin (a.k.a.D65) is commonly used as a standard illuminant / white point for photography
White Level. Set the target brightness of white in cd/m2. You will have to try out what works best for you, but a good starting point is 100-120cd/m2.
The target response curve is normally set to 2.2.
Calibration speed determines how much time and effort to go to in calibrating the display.
After you have set your values click on Calibrate & Profile. This will bring up this screen. This is the measurement area. You can make it bigger or smaller by clicking on +/- signs.
Now you get to the point where you can adjust your monitors R, G, B and brightness levels. Start by clicking on “Start measurement”. Try and match the up and down arrow and then click on Continue on to Calibration. This will start the calibration process which takes about 30 minutes to complete.
Finally you get dialogue that tells you what your display is capable of. Click install profile and you are done.
If you wan’t you can change the profile in Mac OS settings to see the difference between profiles. Go to settings, display and then choose colour. Click on different profiles to see the result.
You can also verify that the correct profile is enabled in ColorSync. Start ColorSync and click on Devices. Choose your display and in the right side you will see which profile is active.
Northern Goshawk
Freedom for all
Everyone deserves freedom. Nowadays we humans take freedom for granted, but what about animals? It breaks my heart when I see captive animals. Especially animals that are abused to entertain us human’s amusement. There are so many sad stories in the world. What happened? When did we humans get so foolish? I can’t stop wonder, have we always so been so cruel throughout time towards animals, or is this something that has happened in recent century?
Orangutan photographed in the rainforest of Borneo 2012
I am driven by empathy and consider myself as a conservation photographer. All my life I’ve been drawn to nature and what it can offer. Seeing, experiencing nature and wildlife as it should be, is truly a unique experience. There are so few untouched places left in the world that we all should do what we can to maintain these places and the animals that live in them.
Lion photographed in Kenya 2018
So, what can we do? Here are a few examples what you can do.
Be an ethical tourist and never take your picture with a captive animal
Do not keep a wild animal as pet unless you have a written permit from the government
Recycle and buy sustainable products
Do not buy plastic products
Educate friends and family
Donate and support wildlife organizations
Research before buying stuff. Ask these questions before making a purchase:
What is this product made of?
Where did this product come from?
Does the country I’m visiting allow the sale and export of this product?
Do I need permits or other documents from this country or the United
Is it allowed to bring this item home?
According to the latest report from WWF
“IN LESS THAN 50 YEARS, WE'VE SEEN AN OVERALL DECLINE OF 60% IN POPULATION SIZES OF VERTEBRATE SPECIES.”
One of my absolute favorite animals, African elephant photographed in Tanzania 2013
As of 2018 there are about 400 000 wild elephants left in Africa. https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2018/articles/the-status-of-african-elephants
For more information, see
Autumn Colors
It’s once again time for (in my opinion) the most beautiful time of the year. Here are a selection of pictures in the area where I live.
Pictures from Hulevik Småland
Pictures from Nabben, Sörabysjön Småland
Pictures from Asa Småland
Lake Rottnen
