Challenge: "White Balance" Jan. 3-5, 2019
Have some more examples and will post later tonight. Did you know, at least with my camera, you can further tweak each camera WB setting? I haven't tried that yet.
PAToGraphy wrote:
My camera is usually set to Auto but, doing this exercise (which can take 10 minutes max), showed me the importance of knowing what the different settings will produce and why. Helpful to know when shooting portraits/candids as well as in foggy situations.
I admire your efforts to improve your creations and share your findings, Pat! We all can learn, for sure!
boberic
Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
These were taken through the windshield within 10 feet of each other. ( left the windshield in on purpose to remind me of the shoot)
I have errands to run this morning. Then will get out with camera for this challenge. Be back later.
boberic wrote:
These were taken through the windshield within 10 feet of each other. ( left the windshield in on purpose to remind me of the shoot)
Like #2 best, Bob...Did you change anything to affect these photos?Camera-wise that is...
boberic
Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
judy juul wrote:
Like #2 best, Bob...Did you change anything to affect these photos?Camera-wise that is...
All were shot at av f11 and 250 iso
Here is my set of camera white balance settings. Shooting conditions; shooting from the shade of an old oak tree, at 3:30p.m on a sunny day. All were shot with Nikon D750 in manual mode. All were shot with the same F-Stop of 5.6 with the exception of the flash image which was shot at F20, All at a focal length of 70mm, and ISO of 1000.
Camera white balance setting - Auto Normal
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Camera white balance setting - Incandescent
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Camera white balance setting - Florescent
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Camera White Balance setting Direct Sun.
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Camera white balance setting Flash. F20, 1/200 sec @ 1000 ISO
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Camera white balance setting Cloudy
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Camera white balance setting Shade.
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Sunnybuck wrote:
Here is my set of camera white balance settings. Shooting conditions; shooting from the shade of an old oak tree, at 3:30p.m on a sunny day. All were shot with Nikon D750 in manual mode. All were shot with the same F-Stop of 5.6 with the exception of the flash image which was shot at F20, All at a focal length of 70mm, and ISO of 1000.
Here's my second set, shot indoors under incandescent and natural light at about 4:00 pm. Mother's mannequins redressed. I'm in search of Steam Punk outfits for them next.
White balance - Auto Normal
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White balance - Incandescent
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White balance - Florescent
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White balance - Direct Sun
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White balance - Flash w/on board flash
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White balance - Cloudy. Oops forgot to put the on board flash down.
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White balance - Cloudy, no flash this time
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White balance - Shade
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Unworked on...just as it was yesterday....Retirement is that you work twice as long for half the pay..hope to be back soon
boberic wrote:
These were taken through the windshield within 10 feet of each other. ( left the windshield in on purpose to remind me of the shoot)
Bob - beautiful snowy pix. Did you shoot these in Auto white balance? Have you noticed that car windows can act like a polarizing filter? Nice color in the sky - not "blown out" - and white snow (not blue cast) Thanks for participating.
Sunnybuck wrote:
I have errands to run this morning. Then will get out with camera for this challenge. Be back later.
Looking forward to it, Sunny
Sunnybuck wrote:
Here's my second set, shot indoors under incandescent and natural light at about 4:00 pm. Mother's mannequins redressed. I'm in search of Steam Punk outfits for them next.
Sunny, thanks for participating. Your backyard looks like mine! Biggest differences are the "blues". Cloudy and shade seem to bring the image to life. Something I read months ago said those 2 WBs are particularly useful for Fall leaf colors. The mannequins: a great study! This would fall under "mixed lighting - the light and I think I detect some window light? That's a situation, according to the articles, in which "auto" WB usually fails. To my eye, the 2 "Cloudy" ones seem the best rendering of the image. Are these in your home or a theater?
Roadrunner wrote:
Unworked on...just as it was yesterday....Retirement is that you work twice as long for half the pay..hope to be back soon
RR, Thanks for participating. Blue snow is better than yellow snow, but I like #1 best - ?Auto
I tried different white balances on a glass globe hanging from an incandescent light over my kitchen sink. The remaining pix - cloudy and shade - were increasingly "warm". You can't see my hanging glass ball, but knowing the light is incandescent that image is the truest to the real thing. Auto is pretty good but not as vivid as incandescent or the "real thing." So what??? If I were to be shooting people or objects lit by the light of a table lamp etc. I would try both auto and incandescent settings.
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Bright/direct sun
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