On 18 November 2010 20:56, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Last night I tried a more rigorous test of photographing with and without a
> cokin blue filter on my camera. I also tried with and without using custom
> white balance in the camera. The following collection are the best few shots
> of each of the permutations I tried:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157625421911182/
>
> My gut feeling is that the biggest difference is due to using in camera white
> balance. That it allows me to shoot with the colors more balanced without
> blowing out the red channel. I'm not sure how this works unless it tweaks the
> gain that goes into the raw file. Shooting with a blue filter, allowed me to
> set the custom white balance when I otherwise couldn't. It also meant using
> much slower shutter speeds, so there's a tradeoff there.
>
> However the final product is a result of skill level throughout the whole
> process, and my lightroom skills are fairly rudimentary, a more accurate test
> would be to have someone that knows post processing clean up the files. A
> more practical (except for the cost) solution would probably be to get a K-5
> with its greater dynamic range, which would allow a lot more room for color
> correction without blowing out highlights.
OK Larry, I took a look, but they all look pretty good at those sizes.
What's your take on the experiment?
Is that lady as intense as she seems in the photos?
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