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Re: [OM] IMG: Pomegranates with WhiBal

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Pomegranates with WhiBal
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:35:02 +0100
I can't see the point of messing up with WB if I'm shooting raw.  
Except, as others have stated it, in heterogenous artificial lighting,  
or when using coloured filters.
My experience. But I'll give your tips a try, thanks!

Ph

Le 20 nov. 13 à 21:23, Chris Barker a écrit :

> I have set all my digital cameras to Sunlight since Ken, some years  
> ago, recommended this as a good way of working.  I have not been  
> disappointed with that way of operating, with either RAW or JPEG  
> files.
>
> Chris
>
> On 20 Nov 13, at 16:03, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Chuck, you and I operate in a similar manner. I prefer to lock things
>> down to a known. Also, since I tend to shoot a bunch of film along
>> with digital (or instead of), I like having the film and the digital
>> camera matched. And all my films are daylight balanced.
>>
>> The problem with white balancing an image comes in with mixed
>> lighting. What if you have a scenic that is partically in the sun and
>> partially in the shade? What about post-sunset? Oh brother, do things
>> get nasty in a hurry.
>>
>> An aide, like a WhiBal or Expodisc are very handy in some artificial
>> lighting situations. Sports venues are a good example of this. The
>> lights may appear to be daylight balanced (or close), but they do so
>> through a low CI. What you think is white is a combination of several
>> narrow band colors that don't quite exactly match our RGB array.
>
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