Barn owl: Barn owl Irvine Regional Park Orange, California, USA Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II Because of the sunlight coming through the green leaves, I...

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Barn owl
Irvine Regional Park
Orange, California, USA

Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II

Because of the sunlight coming through the green leaves, I found that for JPG white balance the Fluorescent setting was best. I applied a similar setting plus other tweaks to the RAW file. The overall impression is still kind of pink, but when I look at individual parts of the image they look accurate.

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frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

rsworden wrote:

Barn owl
Irvine Regional Park
Orange, California, USA

Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II

Because of the sunlight coming through the green leaves, I found that for JPG white balance the Fluorescent setting was best. I applied a similar setting plus other tweaks to the RAW file. The overall impression is still kind of pink, but when I look at individual parts of the image they look accurate.

I think what you did with the white balance caused this. I've had it happen also. I found this.....it is a color cast. Have you ever seen snow that was blue?

Description: A color cast is a visible color tint to an image, usually referring to one that is unwanted. They occur when white balance is inaccurate or light is contaminated with a color, such as in the instance of bouncing from a colored surface.

I've had some turn a greenish tin here is a good article on k (kelvin).

https://fstoppers.com/post-production/learn-shoot-proper-white-balance-using-kelvin-temps-3328

And another. https://capitalphotographycenter.com/blog/article/the-color-of-light-white-balance-settings

I like the first photo, the owl looks like a knot on the tree. Well disguised.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Wow what a great find and shot.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Good set.

mundy-F2 Loc: Chicago suburban area

rsworden wrote:

Barn owl
Irvine Regional Park
Orange, California, USA

Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II

Because of the sunlight coming through the green leaves, I found that for JPG white balance the Fluorescent setting was best. I applied a similar setting plus other tweaks to the RAW file. The overall impression is still kind of pink, but when I look at individual parts of the image they look accurate.

Very nice big owl.
Mundy

rsworden

Yeah, unfortunately white balance is kind of a one-dimensional concept, assumes everything is on a blue-yellow spectrum, and I kinda rushed through processing those images. I had to play with the other dimension, the green-magenta tint, to get rid of the green color cast actually created by the leaves, without imposing a pink cast. The three tools I use all have different ways of scaling those sliders. All quite subjective and fussy. Here are new versions processed in Adobe Camera Raw. The white feathers now look a lot more white, and the tree bark more gray the way it should be.

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frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

rsworden wrote:

Yeah, unfortunately white balance is kind of a one... (show quote)

there you go!!! Good job.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

rsworden wrote:

Barn owl
Irvine Regional Park
Orange, California, USA

Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II

Because of the sunlight coming through the green leaves, I found that for JPG white balance the Fluorescent setting was best. I applied a similar setting plus other tweaks to the RAW file. The overall impression is still kind of pink, but when I look at individual parts of the image they look accurate.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

rsworden wrote:

Barn owl
Irvine Regional Park
Orange, California, USA

Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II

Because of the sunlight coming through the green leaves, I found that for JPG white balance the Fluorescent setting was best. I applied a similar setting plus other tweaks to the RAW file. The overall impression is still kind of pink, but when I look at individual parts of the image they look accurate.

I think these pictures are really good - and are refreshingly different. Will look good n a frame.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good set.