yeah - my mum asked me the other day where my watermarks were on my images as Joe had poitned it out on one of them - i know (because i have used her screen) that it is 1. too dark and 2 got a lot of light glaring onto it - so overall the images seem too dark and less contrasty. If you cant see my watermarks in the photos i have uploaded recently (judging by the fact that i think my screen is as well calibrated as it can be and i can see them), then you are either looking at the screen in the light or it isnt calibrated right ;) Although it might just be because i am trying not to ruin the shot yet still have a watermark in there (curve my recent black and white one and you will see two watermarks pop up in the black areas )

I tend to do my processing at night if i can, because i see a marked difference in contrast and colour work when i do it in the middle of the day when my room is lit up like a softbox! ;)
And Richard's suggestion of ambient light which doesnt hit the screen is a good one, working in complete darkness can be risky if you have things lying around, plus if you arent a touch typer then you wont be able to see the keys :biggrin:

"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"

Rich Meadows Photography