Color is Off
May 18, 2019 11:29:36 #
CO wrote:
I see that the settings were f/6.3, ISO 200, 1/40 second. That 1/40 second shutter speed seems slow for bright scene like that. It seems like it could be over exposed.
Do you have a light meter? You could take an incident light reading at the flower.
Do you have a light meter? You could take an incident light reading at the flower.
I agree with the over exposure assessment. Unfortunately I don't have a light meter. What I'm beginning to think is shooting in manual is probably the best way to go, and on a tripod. It was the first time I've tried this with this camera, so I'm still in the learning phase of the P900.
May 18, 2019 11:30:21 #
WessoJPEG wrote:
If you have camera on vivid, change to neutral or standard.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Oh yeah, didn't think of that, and yes, it is set to vivid. Thank you.
May 18, 2019 11:32:49 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Especially cloudy on a sunny day.
It was actually overcast cloudy at the time.
May 18, 2019 11:35:23 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
OP has color saturation set to HIGH, sharpness to HARD, and white balance to CLOUDY.
https://www.get-metadata.com/result/04bfad06-0045-4b98-b9bc-d9bd9019dcaf
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https://www.get-metadata.com/result/04bfad06-0045-4b98-b9bc-d9bd9019dcaf
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Thanks. I just bookmarked that.
May 18, 2019 12:23:53 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
OP has color saturation set to HIGH, sharpness to HARD, and white balance to CLOUDY.
https://www.get-metadata.com/result/04bfad06-0045-4b98-b9bc-d9bd9019dcaf
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https://www.get-metadata.com/result/04bfad06-0045-4b98-b9bc-d9bd9019dcaf
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That is a cool site for the metadata. Thanks! I see one can copy a url into the box, so you don't even have to download the image, just open in a new window and copy the url to clipboard.
May 18, 2019 12:25:47 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Can't say. I was shooting in aperture priority, ISO 200, and WB set to "cloudy." I took two others with WB set to AWB and they came out less yellowish, but the flower itself came out with a pinkish red cast.
Try shooting in shutter priority around 1/125 to 1/200. Outside on a sunny day shooting a still object you won't need to shoot any faster than that. Set ISO to 100.
May 18, 2019 13:04:42 #
khorinek wrote:
Try shooting in shutter priority around 1/125 to 1/200. Outside on a sunny day shooting a still object you won't need to shoot any faster than that. Set ISO to 100.
I'll give it a try. Thanks. Now all we need is for the sun to come out!!
May 18, 2019 13:49:49 #
Wingpilot wrote:
I agree with the over exposure assessment. Unfortunately I don't have a light meter. What I'm beginning to think is shooting in manual is probably the best way to go, and on a tripod. It was the first time I've tried this with this camera, so I'm still in the learning phase of the P900.
The camera has a light meter built in. You can choose matrix, spot, or center weighted. Matrix is best until you know how to use the others.
May 18, 2019 14:05:24 #
Wingpilot wrote:
I got a Nikon P900 and have been learning the camera. This morning I took some close photos of flowers on our back deck. I was disappointed in the color rendition. I took this one and it came out more red than the deep, almost maroon red that is actually is. I'd post a picture of it's true color but the camera won't take it. Any suggestions here would be appreciated. This flower should be a deep red. Thanks
Looks like you have adjust it in pp, so it matches the real thing!
May 18, 2019 15:38:48 #
speters wrote:
Looks like you have adjust it in pp, so it matches the real thing!
I'm beginning to think that that is the case.
May 18, 2019 15:40:30 #
bleirer wrote:
The camera has a light meter built in. You can choose matrix, spot, or center weighted. Matrix is best until you know how to use the others.
I do know how to use each of the modes, but I think I should have been using either center or spot metering rather than matrix in this case. I will be practicing on this.
May 18, 2019 15:58:25 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Thanks. I just bookmarked that.
Once you get off vivid you will be ok.
May 18, 2019 16:10:26 #
WessoJPEG wrote:
Once you get off vivid you will be ok.
My camera is now off vivid.
May 18, 2019 16:17:54 #
Wingpilot wrote:
My camera is now off vivid.
Let me know how it works, years ago I had mine on vivid people and backgrounds had a green and yellow cast to them, found out from woman in camera store.
May 18, 2019 16:41:13 #
Wingpilot wrote:
I do know how to use each of the modes, but I think I should have been using either center or spot metering rather than matrix in this case. I will be practicing on this.
Sorry. When you said you didn't have a light meter I made an assumption. You might be right about the spot meter, but it is easy to get mixed up. if you use matrix it evaluates the whole scene and tries to decide if you are backlit, so it works most of the time. For the others, it tries to make the spot you are pointing at the middle tone, so you would point at a middle value, a green leaf for example, and set the exposure based on that. If you point at something bright it will think that is a middle tone and make everything else too dark, or if you point at something dark it will make everything else too bright.
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