This volume deals with the visual perception of lightness, brightness, and transparency of surfaces, both under minimal laboratory conditions and in complex ima

In this book the authors relate and discuss the idea that perceptual processes can be considered at many levels. A phenomenon that appears at one level may not

This second edition reflects the many advances that have taken place in this field, particularly in imaging and recording techniques. The majority of the chapte

"This is a book about what the science of perception can tell us about visualization. There is a gold mine of information about how we see to be found in more t

How the human visual system determines the lightness of a surface, that is, its whiteness, blackness, or grayness, remains--like vision in general--a mystery. I