Fog: We have fog rolling in tonight, so tomorrow morning will, hopefully, have some great opportunities for some shots. Should I set my white balance to cloudy? If anyone has any...

AuntieM Loc: Eastern NC

We have fog rolling in tonight, so tomorrow morning will, hopefully, have some great opportunities for some shots. Should I set my white balance to cloudy? If anyone has any helpful hints on what kind of settings to use, I would appreciate it.

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

That's an interesting question. You could I suppose set to cloudy but I have really good luck, virtually all the time, letting the camera decide the balance.

Perhaps try both and see what you come up with. You can always do some color correction later if you need to.

Good Luck, sounds like fun. I wish, just for that reason,
we had more fog here in Phoenix but alas... no winter, no fog. Have Fun!

iron1737 Loc: Everett, WA

I sometimes like shooting in the fog also. I have found that the camera invariable does a better job of setting the white balance than I do.

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

AuntieM wrote:

We have fog rolling in tonight, so tomorrow morning will, hopefully, have some great opportunities for some shots. Should I set my white balance to cloudy? If anyone has any helpful hints on what kind of settings to use, I would appreciate it.

I believe you may have to do it manually - overexpose a stop or two.
The camera will not be able to tell the difference between fog and no fog as it just "reads" light.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

I'm a manual sort of person...I don't like using any auto mode on my camera but I will say that the white balance is where I'm comfortable setting it to auto unless I'm going for a specific effect...it does a good job.

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

rpavich wrote:

I'm a manual sort of person...I don't like using any auto mode on my camera but I will say that the white balance is where I'm comfortable setting it to auto unless I'm going for a specific effect...it does a good job.

well yeah letting the camera set the WB relates to a different question.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

docrob wrote:

rpavich wrote:

I'm a manual sort of person...I don't like using any auto mode on my camera but I will say that the white balance is where I'm comfortable setting it to auto unless I'm going for a specific effect...it does a good job.

well yeah letting the camera set the WB relates to a different question.

Isn't this thread about white balance? i'm confused.

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

rpavich wrote:

docrob wrote:

rpavich wrote:

I'm a manual sort of person...I don't like using any auto mode on my camera but I will say that the white balance is where I'm comfortable setting it to auto unless I'm going for a specific effect...it does a good job.

well yeah letting the camera set the WB relates to a different question.

Isn't this thread about white balance? i'm confused.

i am always confused - so i figured i'd just start all over and admit i am totally clueless - guess what? works great!

normsImages Loc: Alabama for now

Let the camera set the white ballance and shoot in RAW. That way you can change the WB in post processing if needed. Bracket your shoots when exposer is difficult or in question. Most all DSLR have a function to auto bracket.

drobbia Loc: Near Middletown, CA

v nice image - subtle, much if any PP? - looks like a wet on wet watercolor, really v. good -- hope I boosted your ego a bit because it really is v.good --just not sure if you want the little object in the bottom right corner to be there --- tg

iron1737 wrote:

I sometimes like shooting in the fog also. I have found that the camera invariable does a better job of setting the white balance than I do.

Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX

Let the camera decide - but shoot JPG + RAW. That way, if the camera gets it wrong - you can always correct in Post from the RAW. If EVERYTHING comes out of the camera in JPG just perfect the way you want - then discard the RAWs.
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OH JEEPERS !! This is 2 days AFTER the FOG rolled in :-)
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So - - AuntieM - - WHAT did you do, and how did it turn out??
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So post one of the shots, already - - IF you're still out there {haven't seen you respond since your OP} ??

Adirondack Hiker Loc: Southern Adirondacks

I only shoot in RAW, and shoot at f/13. Leaving the white balance in Cloudy is a good starting point, but can easily be changed later. Also I spot meter on the brightest area, and watch the histogram and leave the preview in blinkie mode, to make exposure corrections. Bracket, Bracket, Bracket.

AuntieM Loc: Eastern NC

Unfortunately, the fog didn't pan out, but we get a lot of it here, so am writing down all your tips for the next time I get a chance to shoot in the fog.......however, we may be getting some snow on the beach tonight.

Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX

AuntieM wrote:

Unfortunately, the fog didn't pan out, but we get a lot of it here..however, we may be getting some snow on the beach tonight.

Snow, Beach, ?? Moonlit ?? Contrasts will be a challenge. Again - shoot JPG + RAW - - But also recommend bracketing your shots +- 1.5 to 2 eV, then re-work with HDR in post. USE a Tripod {anti-shake off} :-)

photo guy Loc: Chippewa Falls, WI

I just shot some deer photos a few weeks ago on SRAuto mode (Scene Recognition Auto) on my bridge camera and then was able to use photo software to eliminate the fog. I saved the touched-up photos as new files to show the difference of the regular and new. If you would like I can post one of each as an example for you.