Blue Christmas Tree
Dec 18, 2017 12:30:50 #
To me, the Christmas Tree appears overly blue. In real life, the tree and its other colors of lights were much more vibrant. Could any one explain what happened and how to fix it, both in-camera to prevent it from happening again, and in post processing? All I have is a jpeg.
Dec 18, 2017 12:43:57 #
Dec 18, 2017 12:53:13 #
If the tree was lit with L.E.D. lights, that might account for the blue cast. There are certain wave-lengths of light that will appear white to the eye, but are picked up as blue by the camera sensor. White L.E.D.s are among the type of illumination that can do this. White L.E.D.'s are not actually white, but are blue. Our brains see them as white.
Dec 18, 2017 12:54:27 #
To fix it, you might try cutting it out of the shot, adjusting the color on the tree only and hen re-inserting it into the shot.
Dec 18, 2017 13:09:07 #
Burtzy wrote:
To fix it, you might try cutting it out of the shot, adjusting the color on the tree only and hen re-inserting it into the shot.
Or just use adjustment with a mask.
Does anyone else thinks this tree is about to fall over?
To correct (PS CC)
Blow the image to 1:1
Use color balance
Select tone highlight
Adjust Cyan (+) Heavy
Magenta (-) Light
Yellow (-) Heavy
Click on layer mask, invert it to black (Ctril-i)
With a soft brush (white), set at 50% opacity, trace the inside contour of the tree (so that the mask does not include the sky or buildings)
Paint the inside, brush set at 100%.
With a soft brush (black), set at 50% opacity, trace the outside contour of the tree (To correct possible mask bleeding)
DUPLICATE the color adjustment layer, adjust the layer opacity
You should get something with more color.
Dec 18, 2017 13:21:09 #
MWojton wrote:
To me, the Christmas Tree appears overly blue. In real life, the tree and its other colors of lights were much more vibrant. Could any one explain what happened and how to fix it, both in-camera to prevent it from happening again, and in post processing? All I have is a jpeg.
Yes, our brains always try to color correct what our eyes see. The camera on the other hand records what it "sees" through any corrections when shot that are applied such as WB. Raw files can easily be corrected with PP, JPGs not as much but they can be corrected somewhat as well with more skill.
Does the tree actually have Blue Light Bulbs? More vibrant would be more blue not less. Even the pavement is blue.
Dec 18, 2017 13:51:42 #
Dec 18, 2017 13:54:06 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Yes, our brains always try to color correct what our eyes see. The camera on the other hand records what it "sees" through any corrections when shot that are applied such as WB. Raw files can easily be corrected with PP, JPGs not as much but they can be corrected somewhat as well with more skill.
Does the tree actually have Blue Light Bulbs? More vibrant would be more blue not less. Even the pavement is blue.
Does the tree actually have Blue Light Bulbs? More vibrant would be more blue not less. Even the pavement is blue.
There probably were some blue lights scattered in but I notice that even the green lights appear as blue.
Dec 18, 2017 14:18:09 #
Dec 19, 2017 05:59:36 #
MWojton wrote:
To me, the Christmas Tree appears overly blue. In real life, the tree and its other colors of lights were much more vibrant. Could any one explain what happened and how to fix it, both in-camera to prevent it from happening again, and in post processing? All I have is a jpeg.
I'll have a Blue Christmas without you.
Dec 19, 2017 08:28:25 #
MWojton wrote:
To me, the Christmas Tree appears overly blue. In real life, the tree and its other colors of lights were much more vibrant. Could any one explain what happened and how to fix it, both in-camera to prevent it from happening again, and in post processing? All I have is a jpeg.
Sea World Orlando last Sunday. Shot with iPhone 7.
Dec 19, 2017 14:02:46 #
MWojton wrote:
Auto
As good a choice as any for a JPG. Actual colored lights are nearly impossible to correct. Even Sodium Vapor are a pain in the ass, Yellow! Mercury Lights give a horrible Blue bias, office FL often Green. But Christmas tree lights are probably saturated for individual colors. One might try adding yellow in your image with Photoshop or other PP. That is likely about it.
Dec 20, 2017 01:42:57 #
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