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My camera doesn't have names such as "sunny," "cloudy," indoors," and whatever.Instead, it has numeric settings that dragged me kicking and screaming into learning about the Kelvin temperature scale. This scale is used to describe the color of light. A few typical temperatures are candle flame at 1800º, tungsten at 3000º, daylight at 5500º, and bright shade at 7500º. These are only typical numbers since each type of light can vary.
I created a chart using my camera manual openedto the page on setting white balance. (Clever, no?:idea ![]() |
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ohhh very cool!
mine does this in the raw converter (but has the special names as presets you can use) here's a good example of how WB can be chosen just by personal taste... i think somewhere in between 5500 and 6500 would make it 'correct', but i love warm colors..so would probably go with the 7500 :-D Vito |
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Comparing reality with the photos, it seems that around 6000º would have been the correct setting...which my camera doesn't have.
You brought up an interesting point, Vito, when you mentioned your preference for warmer colors. Somewhere or other I read that such things are cultural and that, for instance, the photo industry purposely leans toward warm tones for customers in the West and cool tones for those in the East I wish I could find an explanation for these tastes. I seriously doubt it's the result of physical differences. --Barbara |
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I don't know if this is the correct explanation, but in my experience, the difference is in the quality of the light we are used to seeing by. I know there is a difference, but am not sure what the cause is. It may be due to the West being generally dustier and drier, (Pacific NW excepted). Here in Northern Vermont, the sky can be clearer than any place other than tall mountain peaks. It would seem to me that the higher latitudes would tend to have cooler daylight than the lower, and if so, the balance would favor Southern areas for warmer lighting. But I'm rambling and I just wanted to say this is an interesting topic, and I like your example. brian |
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VTphotog wrote:
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This reminds me of the English landscape artist, Turner, whose paintings all had a red-orange cast to them. It wasn't just a matter of tastewith him; it was reality since he was painting during a time when there'd been a huge volcanic eruption that had spewed so much stuff into the atmosphere that the sunlight was filtered and gave an actual red-orange glow to the world. |
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Finally had some time to look carefully at what you did, remarkable. I actually gota better understanding of the process. It helps to have a full sequence of shots to accompany the explanation.
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You got a better understanding by what I did, but believe me, so did I! |
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Very nice example of a scale of change - very helpful. Thanks!
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Great example of how you placed the WB diagram with the corresponding degrees... I would say that the 5500 setting would work for me. :-)
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bcoultry wrote:
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I myself loved whichever slide film was cheapest, provided it wasn't absolute rubbish. |
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