31-December-2007, 02:05 AM
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Order of Kilopi
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: San Antonio, Tx.
Posts: 8,436
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Quote:
Originally Posted by man on the moon
...As far as I know, rods are not sensitive to color, but are highly sensitive to contrast. The book mentions that as well, though it was published in...I want to say 2003. Do you have a newer reference George?
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I was digging in my little filing cabinet and recalled your request. You might enjoy this article.
"In a 1996 paper entitled, "The Reengineering of Lighting Photometry," Dr. Sam Berman sets forth a new theory on the workings of the human eye where the function of the rods and cones are not mutually exclusive as previously believed."
[Sorry 'bout the delay.]
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