The color red
Jun 29, 2014 06:49:48 #
I have a nikon d7000 and I seem to never render red roses, or anything else for that matter, accurate. I use Neutral exposure rather than vivid. Any help would be appreciated.
Jun 29, 2014 06:51:20 #
richgin60 wrote:
I have a nikon d7000 and I seem to never render red roses, or anything else for that matter, accurate. I use Neutral exposure rather than vivid. Any help would be appreciated.
Give Vivid a shot and see what happens.
Jun 29, 2014 07:29:49 #
richgin60 wrote:
I have a nikon d7000 and I seem to never render red roses, or anything else for that matter, accurate. I use Neutral exposure rather than vivid. Any help would be appreciated.
Digital cameras (not just Nikons) all have an issue with reds...though I don't know why...they just seem to cause trouble.
One thing you CAN do is to NOT use "vivid" settings...you want "muted" colors...even just slightly.
And try not to shoot reds in harsh direct sun, use a scrim to diffuse the light OR shoot in shade.
Also, underexposing by a half stop or a bit more will help.
I feel your pain :)
Jun 29, 2014 07:36:34 #
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richgin60 wrote:
I have a nikon d7000 and I seem to never render red roses, or anything else for that matter, accurate. I use Neutral exposure rather than vivid. Any help would be appreciated.
Use your RGB histogram and adjust in post.
The Canons have a lot of trouble with reds as well.
Jun 29, 2014 07:48:35 #
Are you shooting RAW? That could be why they are not so bright, just need to adjust in PP. BTW changing to Vivid will have no effect on a RAW shot.
Jun 29, 2014 07:58:27 #
Maybe post a photo of the red your not happy with. Most likely your either over or under exposed...by just a fraction...so just the slightest error with exposure and the very narrow band with of red...you start going to pink.....or down to black. Look up visible light spectrum and you'll see why.
Jun 29, 2014 08:03:49 #
richgin60 wrote:
I have a nikon d7000 and I seem to never render red roses, or anything else for that matter, accurate. I use Neutral exposure rather than vivid. Any help would be appreciated.
These were taken with a D7000, 300mm lens near Ashland MT. Taken a long ways away and severely cropped. Bright sun but pictures are not too bad.
Jun 29, 2014 08:22:32 #
Bill MN wrote:
These were taken with a D7000, 300mm lens near Ashland MT. Taken a long ways away and severely cropped. Bright sun but pictures are not too bad.
Cute redhead.
Jun 29, 2014 08:38:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Cute redhead.
And these redheads don't loose their temper. Did I just get myself in trouble? :?
Jun 29, 2014 09:23:50 #
Bill MN wrote:
And these redheads don't loose their temper. Did I just get myself in trouble? :?
When my hair was red, I occasionally lost my temper. Now that it's sparse and gray - no problem. :D
Jun 29, 2014 09:53:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
When my hair was red, I occasionally lost my temper. Now that it's sparse and gray - no problem. :D
So you blew your top and the red hair was gone. Was that before or after you were told to use the aluminum ladder? :lol:
Jun 29, 2014 11:51:15 #
Bill MN wrote:
So you blew your top and the red hair was gone. Was that before or after you were told to use the aluminum ladder? :lol:
During a storm one evening when I was sent up to clean out the gutters.
Jun 30, 2014 07:11:22 #
i also use the d7000 but i don't think its about the camera..its more about digital..at first i had trouble figuring out reds in my photos also ..they seemed to come out more on the pinkish side..finally after many shoots of reds i found that if i shot on an overcast day and slightly underexposing i would get the right tones for the red colorsÂ…red is definitely a difficult color to capture..
Jun 30, 2014 07:46:31 #
Flower colors seem to be difficult for digital. I was shooting some irises, and I had intentionally bought a mix of blue and purple, and they ended up looking like the same color, maybe because of the red component.
Jun 30, 2014 08:35:32 #
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