On 9/8/05, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Setting white balance has me totally puzzled. Can anybody here give a
> short
> guide? Just a pointer to get me started.
The following website will probably help you out more than my explanation.
Take a look at "Using Digital White Balance Indoors & Outdoors".
http://olympusdigitalschool.com/e-system_cameras/e-1/index.html
For example, last week I took some shots of my son's flat which is partly
> constructed with sawn limestone of a light cream colour. In direct light
> it
> looks almost white, and prints made from such shots give this colour. I
> took
> one close-up shot to show the texture and the saw-cut patterns, and the
> combination of me being close to the wall and a garden wall close behind
> me
> reduced the cloud-light access. The print of this shot came out a light
> muddy
> grey. The lab data on the reverse of the prints indicate no in-lab
> manipulation.
>
> This sounds like exposure more than white balance. Did you open up a
> couple of stops or so from your meter indication when shooting just the
> white wall?
Richard
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