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Subject: [Leica] White balance setting
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Mon Sep 25 07:15:10 2006
References: <C13980EA.15D37%bd@bdcolenphoto.com>

B.D. and Tina:

It seems that CS provides a cleaner fix over CS2.
The color balance is less prone to magenta with CS.

I wound up using the following settings:
CS=auto color+photo filter 81, approx 45+-
CS2=auto color+photo filter 81, approx 20+-

Thanks for providing a direction.

S.Dimitrov




On Sep 22, 2006, at 9:00 AM, B. D. Colen wrote:

> Been there, done that. :-(
>
> Assuming you didn't shoot it RAW, under Adjustments, Curves, click  
> Options,
> and then click Snap Neutral Midtones. Then use the droppers on the  
> Curves
> window to set a neutral midtone, or maybe a white point. It may not be
> perfect, but it should get you closer, and then you can probably  
> fine tune
> in color balance.
>
>
> On 9/22/06 11:51 AM, "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday, I wound up shooting most of a shoot on the incandescent
>> bulb setting. If any one has had that problem before, what was the
>> fix on the color settings with CS2? I've gone into 'photo filter' and
>> tried the 81 filter, while it works adequately well for inanimate
>> objects, it's murder on faces.
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Slobodan Dimitrov
>> Studio G-8,
>> Angels Gate Cultural Center
>> http://sdimitrovphoto.com
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>>
>>
>>
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