I didn't get Cotty's message, so I'm guessing what the rest of it was.
I think flash would have pretty much wiped this out. I wanted f11 to
keep most of the room in focus. With enough flash to control color at
that stop, the tree lights would have been all but invisible. I wanted
something in between a tungsten light feel and a fully corrected look.
So I did shoot raw at the tungsten preset and then warmed it up a bit.
I don't mind the outside being blue. It contributes to the sense of
cold. Bill's layer fix is something I've done before when it mattered
more. I may reshoot this for stock without the chairs and small table.
But rather than layer it, I'll probably wait until it's a bit darker.
That way I won't have to move the grill <g>.
Paul
On Nov 27, 2004, at 12:32 PM, William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty"
Subject: Re: PESO: 'Twas the day after Thanksgiving....
For stills, I would have balanced for daylight and used flash, keeping
the domestic lighting from being obliterated as much as possible - I
appreciate you probably shot RAW
Take the Raw file, adjust the white balance for tungsten (for the
interior).
Open it again, and adjust the white balance for daylight (for the
exterior).
Overlay them as seperate layers, erase the offending parts (I'd put
the ouside layer on the bottom, then erase the windows from the top
(inside) layer.
Merge the layers.
Voila!
William Robb
