On Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:24 AM, "Ken Waller" <[email protected]> wrote: > Both are more than 'acceptable' to me, but I do prefer 'unmanipulated' > outdoor scenes. So I would prefer the latest version, without the magenta > cast. But having said that, without knowing the issue with the filters, I > could easily assume the magenta cast, was what you saw as you tripped the > shutter. >
Thanks for the feedback, Ken. The consensus seems to be that the unmanipulated image is preferable - and that's my preference as well. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Walters" <[email protected]> > > Subject: PESOs - Cauldron - Getting Rid of a Magenta Colour Cast > > > > G'day all > > > > First, thanks for the comments on Cauldron - Jack, Mark, Walt, Bob, > > Paul, Ken. Much appreciated. > > > > As I mentioned in that post, I took a number of similar shots, some of > > which showed a strong magenta colour cast due to the use of a cheap ND > > filter. Here's a fairly dramatic example (30 second exposure, f22, ISO > > 100, 3 stacked ND filters): > > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3230a-PESO.html > > > > First lesson learned - don't use cheap ND filters. > > > > Anyway, as an exercise I thought I'd have a go at reducing the effect of > > the cast. This is what I came up with: > > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3230a1-PESO.html > > > > > > It's certainly an improvement but I'd be interested in any comments on > > how it compares with the original 'Cauldron' post: > > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3232a-peso.html > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

