[Leica] Some more shots from SF LUG dinner

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Ted the difference is because of what white balance was set. When you shoot 
DNG, if you have AWB set your M8 picks a white balance but it makes no 
difference unless you choose "as shot'" when you develop the pictures. 
Usually the M8 with new updated firmware does a good job, but it does not 
always get it right. No camera does. When you open the photos in your Raw 
file converter, you can try different white balance settings. The choice in 
the DNG is not fixed. It makes no difference unless you are shooting jpg.
Cheers
Geoff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 10:58 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Some more shots from SF LUG dinner


> Howard Ritter showed:
> Subject: [Leica] Some more shots from SF LUG dinner
>
>
>
> I finally had time to spiff up a few more shots of the dinner for
>
> Hoppy & Bronwen, as well as a couple of non-dinner photos from
>
> elsewhere the same night--OT, but at least I shot them on the way to
>
> the dinner...or the same day...or at least the same trip. All photos
>
> with M8 + 24/2.8 asph, ISO 1250 or 2500 except for the daylight one,
>
> some tweaking with PS and/or Noise Ninja.
>
> Posted to the Gallery, at
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/events/sf0812/misc/
>
>
>
> Hi Howard,
>
> A few more nice memory moments, thank you.
>
>
>
> I'm not sure if anyone else noticed, but there was quite different 
> lighting
> in the dinner-bar lounge. In a few of your photos it's quite obvious at 
> the
> bar . Doug, Hoppy & Tom. A very obvious light balance scene compared to
> Brian and myself slightly away from the bar. By the same token, Doug (hard
> left side of frame), Hoppy and myself again appear in proper light 
> balance.
>
>
>
> It's quite obvious in many of the posted photographs by attendees. It 
> almost
> looks like the lighting over the bar was "daylight" balanced compared to
> several feet from the bar and the opposite end of the room.
>
>
>
> On a few of mine, not posted, it was obvious there was a presents of 
> Magenta
> cast. Yet it didn't show in every frame. Now that's the thing that drives 
> me
> crazy at times!! Yes I know if I put IR filters on, it would go away. :-)
> Maybe some day just like getting me to finally shoot in RAW after years of
> hammering on me. :-) I finally gave in as I couldn't stand the pain of the
> word abuse any longer! :-) RAW it is all the time, I never ever think 
> about
> it because the digital cameras are set for RAW. PERIOD! :-) I do believe
> Lightroom had a great deal to do with my conversion. :-)
>
>
>
> Now magenta cast? Aaaacccckkkk!! I'm getting closer to capitulation and
> surrendering to the siren calls of the Wicked Magenta Witch! :-( IR 
> filters
> it will be sooner than later. Unfortunately I have a bigger problem to
> address first.
>
>
>
> ted
>
>
>
>
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