Originally posted by MaKettle Hope I'm not hi-jacking your thread Rob, but your pics are good examples of a problem I recently had. I'm curious about a WB fix as I had similar results this past weekend shooting in a middle school gym. I tried manualy setting the WB before taking any shots, but found that it would change based on not only where I was sitting, but where I was pointing the camera. I decided to leave it alone, shoot in raw mode and PP later. Using Photo Shop to WB the raw files I came across a few that look similar to Robs first image, there is a definite red shadow along the left edge. Some of mine were even worse, red haze across 1/3 to 1/2 of image, always vertical. I could not adjust WB such that the entire image looked OK, as I fixed one side, the other would turn ugly . Is there something I did wrong in my set up? How can I prevent this next time, how would you fix this (robs first shot) with Photo Shop.
BTW, my favorite shot is the second one, for a game that happens so fast, that is a great shot.
Nah, no worries at all. All comments/perspectives welcome.
For what it's worth, I spoke with a local pro shooter (Canon) who has done more than his fair share of hockey action over the years. He said, if it's any consolation, this is a problem for him as well; and that in general, a problem across the digital playing field:
"As far as my images being adjusted before printing is concerned, I do not have a batch nor do I have any immunity to the white balance situation with my gear. I must adjust each image individually before final print and if it is any consolation, your examples attached contain similar issues that the rest of us in the digital world of action photography are experiencing. The "rainbow effect" as I like to call it, is not avoidable as far as I know and believe it or not, I get 3 entirely different hue / contrast looks in a frame burst of the same play!"
This is in response to me sending me two shots of a six shot burst I took on Tuesday. In the first pic, there's a lot of red coming out of the ice reflection. But, in the second, it's nearly pure white - a more genuine representation. See the same two samples I sent him below...