Re: White balance problems


John McWilliams wrote:
piperut wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:

piperut wrote:


This is what I do. I set the camera on a high ISO (either 800 or 1600)
I know I am going to have to deal with some noise doing this. Set the
camera on AWB, and right before the show in the theatre take a photo of
a white card in the house lights of the theatre << Snipped bits out >>

Then keep the photo of the white card, and keep the camera set on AWB
for the performance. Then you only have to do a little bit of
adjustment on the computer for contrast, light levels, and grain.
Instead of a lot of temp. color adjustment.


I forget, if I ever knew, what you shoot with. On two Canon DSLRs, at
least, you shoot the white card, and then set the the camera to custom
white balance, and then navigate to the white card image you just took.

As to RAW, it's worth my time to do this even tho I have the option of
changing the WB in the development stage.



I am using a Digital Rebel. I don't think I mentioned that. When I
jumped from medium format to digital, I took a class from someone who
was shooting with an older Canon digital camera D10? The funtions were
really similar. The reason I took the class was to see mostly what the
difference between medium format and digital is.

There are times when I dig out the medium format for a few things.
However, for most things now, the Canon Digital Rebel does fine. The
medium format is a Kiev 88. It is difficult to use, and cumbersome.
Has to have a tripod. I also have a 35mm Canon Rebel, and my father
had a Crowm Graphics that ... I took a couple shots with, and got
scared of the price of developing the film. (That was a shell shock!)

Digital seems to be closer to slide film, and you don't get as nice of
highligts out of digital sometimes. For most things, the digital is
fine. Now, I may have to take photos of a bagpipe band in June. (I
may not, we will have to see.) If I do, I am debating if I should drag
out the medium format, and pack it along. The digital would be a lot
nicer, as I think one of the uses is going to be a webpage.


With the Dig.Rebel, you need to follow the procedure above to have the
camera use the WB you've shot on scene. Shooting a white card by itself
is a good idea anyway, but it doesn't get applied until you set it via
the menu.

Bagpipers are fun! Presumabably outdoors? Lots of color and contrasts.
I'd pop the flash on if it's sunny.

For webpages, definitely leave the MF at home. Enjoy!

--
John McWilliams

Yes, the custom white balance setting...

I don't remember the name of the tartan the band wears, but it is
mostly red. It looks a bit like a stewart tartan, but is is not. I
think they have white shirts. Off white shocks, and black sporans.
Also black shoes. This will be against the backdrop of the Wasatch
Mountians in Utah. (The field is fairly open, no trees to speak of, and
Mt. Timpanogos in the background, so it should still be snowcapped in
June.)

I do have a much nicer piece of glass for the MF for something like
this on the MF than I do on the Digital Rebel. I also have a higher
powered flash for the MF. Those are the main considerations for
thinking about hauling that much gear around the games. However, the
DR is a lot easier to deal with, and much easier to get onto the web.
Trade offs... However, depends on what I really want to do with the
photos in the long run.

roland

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