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ProgMtl · 04-11-2010, 01:31 PM

Wondering which one looks better (the first is straight from the camera settings...the second I changed the white balance to "cloudy")

Last edited by ProgMtl; 03-31-2011 at 06:40 PM.

jct us101 · 04-11-2010, 03:10 PM

The mountains in the second one have a really blueish tinge, and I don't really like that, so I suppose I would go with the first one. White balance settings are always tricky, that's why I always put it on auto, and if it doesn't look right I just leave it the way the camera took it. Works for me though!

IowaBoy · 04-11-2010, 09:56 PM

Are you shooting in raw or jpg? Cause I think if you shoot raw, the white balance setting has no effect as it all done in the raw conversion.IMHO

Tuner571 · 04-12-2010, 05:56 AM

I also agree that the mountains have a unnatural blueish hue to them, if you could fix this with some PP it would be better. Also, maybe you could add a little contrast to make the photo pop more, because to me the photo just doesn't scream wow when I look at.

ProgMtl · 04-12-2010, 07:42 PM

New to all this...can you tell me what PP is?

AOShep · 04-12-2010, 09:37 PM

Post Processing. i.e. Photoshop. In photoshop's camera raw, adjusting the white balance is easy. Use the eye dropper which is the WB select tool and click on the whitest spot on the scean. I'm sure you can do it on a JPG as well but off the top I don't remember where it is.

04-11-2010, 01:31 PM	#1
ProgMtl Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Trabuco Canyon, CA Posts: 49	Yosemite Valley (Half Dome clouded over) Lens: 18mm Camera: K-x Photo Location: Yosemite ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/150s Aperture: F16 Wondering which one looks better (the first is straight from the camera settings...the second I changed the white balance to "cloudy") Last edited by ProgMtl; 03-31-2011 at 06:40 PM.

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04-11-2010, 03:10 PM	#2
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	The mountains in the second one have a really blueish tinge, and I don't really like that, so I suppose I would go with the first one. White balance settings are always tricky, that's why I always put it on auto, and if it doesn't look right I just leave it the way the camera took it. Works for me though!

04-11-2010, 09:56 PM	#3
IowaBoy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 192	Are you shooting in raw or jpg? Cause I think if you shoot raw, the white balance setting has no effect as it all done in the raw conversion.IMHO

04-12-2010, 05:56 AM	#4
Tuner571 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,549	I also agree that the mountains have a unnatural blueish hue to them, if you could fix this with some PP it would be better. Also, maybe you could add a little contrast to make the photo pop more, because to me the photo just doesn't scream wow when I look at.

04-12-2010, 07:42 PM	#5
ProgMtl Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Trabuco Canyon, CA Posts: 49 Original Poster	New to all this...can you tell me what PP is?

04-12-2010, 09:37 PM	#6
AOShep Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Eastern PA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 293	Post Processing. i.e. Photoshop. In photoshop's camera raw, adjusting the white balance is easy. Use the eye dropper which is the WB select tool and click on the whitest spot on the scean. I'm sure you can do it on a JPG as well but off the top I don't remember where it is.

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