A Sign I'm Too Immersed in Photography

Mike Cash · 03-07-2009, 04:30 AM

Today I saw with my own two little eyeballs a real world scene and thought to myself, "The white balance needs to be adjusted."

J.Scott · 03-07-2009, 05:00 AM

...wear dark glasses....

I guess 'immersed' is okay as long as you are still having fun.

AndrewShirley · 03-07-2009, 06:03 AM

LOL.

- Andrew

Isaac314 · 03-07-2009, 07:04 AM

Sounds normal to me. Dont you carry a grey card to look at while you are out and about??

Mike Cash · 03-07-2009, 07:29 AM

Originally posted by IsaacEastgate

Sounds normal to me. Dont you carry a grey card to look at while you are out and about??

No, I just tape a white coffee filter over my eyeglasses. Of course, that's only when I am looking in JPG. When I'm looking in RAW I don't worry about it.

I wish I could say I thunk up the white balance thing as a gag, but I really and truly did look at a RealWorld [tm] scene and immediately think the WB was off.

reeftool · 03-07-2009, 07:48 AM

Does anyone make eyeball calibration software?

legacyb4 · 03-07-2009, 08:33 AM

I've thought that many a time when odd lighting situations.

What I'd like is to be able to be able to set my eyes to "manual focus" sometimes so that I can see the world as my camera does; right now, as soon as I move my eyes, AF kicks in and refocuses too fast for me to see the picture "as is".

I guess that explains our endless fascination with bokeh?

k100d · 03-07-2009, 08:49 AM

now i'm shooting w/ colour film which is daylight balance, i'm always worried about white balance esp if i'm indoors

Andi Lo · 03-07-2009, 01:25 PM

Lol Mike. Did you think about how you need to move your aperture rings so that more things can be in focus as well?

dugrant153 · 03-07-2009, 02:50 PM

I went to the optometrist today who put something in my eye to open up my iris so he could see the back of my eye.

As my vision was somewhat blurred and things were really bright, I thought to myself "oh man, my aperture is open WAY to wide... it's causing some of the details to be blurred. I wish I could stop down my eyes. And how come I can't adjust my shutter speed to help with the over brightness. I must've stopped my eyes to F1.8..."

And my camera wasn't even on me.

pasipasi · 03-07-2009, 02:51 PM

How about thinking about the weather in exposure value terms? It must've been about EV 18 out today, so bright!

Damn Brit · 03-07-2009, 03:43 PM

I'm thinking of moving because the light isn't right.

Stevopedia · 03-07-2009, 09:24 PM

I was at the supermarket today and saw a new non-sugar sweetener called Truvia. My first thought was that it sounded like a Fujifilm product...

Steinback · 03-08-2009, 12:06 AM

Hey, my eyes could use some colour adjustment too - one sees with a slight red tone, the other with a cooler more bluish tone. Not really a problem, but it means that if I'm looking at a scene (especially with only one eye) I'm not seeing the same colour balance that somebody else is.

jct us101 · 03-08-2009, 01:22 AM

You guys are nuts.

03-07-2009, 04:30 AM	#1
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	A Sign I'm Too Immersed in Photography Today I saw with my own two little eyeballs a real world scene and thought to myself, "The white balance needs to be adjusted."

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03-07-2009, 05:00 AM	#2
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	...wear dark glasses.... I guess 'immersed' is okay as long as you are still having fun.

03-07-2009, 06:03 AM	#3
AndrewShirley Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 421	LOL. - Andrew

03-07-2009, 07:04 AM	#4
Isaac314 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 417	Sounds normal to me. Dont you carry a grey card to look at while you are out and about??

03-07-2009, 07:29 AM	#5
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950 Original Poster	Originally posted by IsaacEastgate Sounds normal to me. Dont you carry a grey card to look at while you are out and about?? No, I just tape a white coffee filter over my eyeglasses. Of course, that's only when I am looking in JPG. When I'm looking in RAW I don't worry about it. I wish I could say I thunk up the white balance thing as a gag, but I really and truly did look at a RealWorld [tm] scene and immediately think the WB was off.

03-07-2009, 07:48 AM	#6
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	Does anyone make eyeball calibration software?

03-07-2009, 08:33 AM	#7
legacyb4 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tri-Cities, British Columbia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,784	I've thought that many a time when odd lighting situations. What I'd like is to be able to be able to set my eyes to "manual focus" sometimes so that I can see the world as my camera does; right now, as soon as I move my eyes, AF kicks in and refocuses too fast for me to see the picture "as is". I guess that explains our endless fascination with bokeh?

03-07-2009, 08:49 AM	#8
k100d Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,911	now i'm shooting w/ colour film which is daylight balance, i'm always worried about white balance esp if i'm indoors

03-07-2009, 01:25 PM	#9
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Lol Mike. Did you think about how you need to move your aperture rings so that more things can be in focus as well?

03-07-2009, 02:50 PM	#10
dugrant153 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,059	I went to the optometrist today who put something in my eye to open up my iris so he could see the back of my eye. As my vision was somewhat blurred and things were really bright, I thought to myself "oh man, my aperture is open WAY to wide... it's causing some of the details to be blurred. I wish I could stop down my eyes. And how come I can't adjust my shutter speed to help with the over brightness. I must've stopped my eyes to F1.8..." And my camera wasn't even on me.

03-07-2009, 02:51 PM	#11
pasipasi Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oulu Photos: Gallery Posts: 532	How about thinking about the weather in exposure value terms? It must've been about EV 18 out today, so bright!

03-07-2009, 03:43 PM	#12
Damn Brit Guest	I'm thinking of moving because the light isn't right.

03-07-2009, 09:24 PM	#13
Stevopedia Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 273	I was at the supermarket today and saw a new non-sugar sweetener called Truvia. My first thought was that it sounded like a Fujifilm product...

03-08-2009, 12:06 AM	#14
Steinback Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GTA, ON, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,673	Hey, my eyes could use some colour adjustment too - one sees with a slight red tone, the other with a cooler more bluish tone. Not really a problem, but it means that if I'm looking at a scene (especially with only one eye) I'm not seeing the same colour balance that somebody else is.

03-08-2009, 01:22 AM	#15
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	You guys are nuts.