Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner wrote: >> I've gone in phases on it back and forth. I'll get into mode where I do >> the >> advanced light balance thing. Which is why I'm glad I bring the book to my >> D200 with me. It does add to the weight of the package. >> Mark, the d200 has up to 5 custom presets, I would set one of these as a nice tungsten as most cameras have horrible tungsten performance...I wonder why? I also, on my cameras, set one custom for cloudy days and one for sunny days. One thing with customs such as this is that it helps different cameras colors match. >> But more and more as I get comfortable with Bridge and the way it seems to >> share the same Raw filter with Photoshop the more I've gotten to be a whiz >> at balancing a shot on the screen. Selecting all the rest. And then >> hitting >> the key which makes that happen the same way to all the rest. >> Or even doing a command option C command option paste thing where you copy >> and past the settings from one shot to the other shot/s. That can be real >> handy as you pick and chose which parameters you are really going to paste >> in the end. In Lightroom who knows it will be a more cool thing to do. By >> many Kelvin. >> But I'd not underestimate the joys of getting a "scientific" reading at >> the >> get go on the field. Its one of those good things to do like putting a >> grey >> card in a shot and or using a color meter from film days. I think color >> meters are less valuable now. >> Oh don't get me wrong, I know how to shift the balance in Bridge, Aperture, Bibble, DPP and batch apply...I just like getting it as close to right when I shoot as possible, but sometimes I forget to change the WB or I get it wrong (oops am I supposed to admit to making mistakes? LOL) The good thing about digital is when you do get it wrong you get a redo, not like in film and is probably one of the few redos we get in life. :) -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://www.mcclary.net/blog