Moose,
The older versions of the WhiBal were made with the color all the way
through, but the current one (which I have) is not made that way. I have
it in my hand right now, The core and back are one color, the front
surface is another.
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On 2/3/17, 4:45 PM, "olympus on behalf of Moose"
<olympus-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf
of olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On 2/2/2017 2:09 PM, Christopher Crawford wrote:
>> I have just added a new tutorial to my Photo Lessons website!
>>
>> White Balance Demystified
>> <http://crawfordphotoschool.com/digital/whitebalance/index.php>
>
>That's a pretty good summary. Covers the basics of the subject with clear
>writing.
>----------
>Factual correction:
>
>You say "The gray tone is coated on the surface, so be careful not to
>scratch it."
>
>The WhiBal website says "It must be physically rugged. waterproof,
>scratch proof (color goes all the way through, not
>just a coating on top) . . ." And that agrees with my experience with the
>the pocket sized ones.
>
>You also say ". . . it is waterproof and can be washed if it gets
>dirty."That's certainly true of the gray card itself.
>The white and black patches are a sticker or stickers, depending on
>model, and I would not immerse and scrub them. But
>then, I haven't tried; maybe they are tougher than they look? Certainly
>they don't handle wear well, while the card
>itself does.
>----------
>I like what you say on the last page, under "Final Thoughts: Perfect
>Color Isn't Always The Right Color" and the advice
>to generally shoot Raw with camera WB set to daylight, then make any
>corrections in conversion or post. I find the
>example image too subtle.
>
>I think I'd lead with some form of "Perfect Color Isn't Always The Right
>Color", in knowing that informs the rest of the
>content in an important way.
>
>I also believe there's "Perfect Color Isn't Always The Right Color" is
>the rational reason why Auto WB in most cameras
>leans warm in incandescent light. At least until very recently, we have
>spent much of our indoor lives in light much
>warmer than sunlight. Even now, given choices of color temp of lighting,
>it seems most people opt for warm, rather than
>daylight.
>
>Considering the balance in indoor pictures taken towards casual shots
>including people, I'll bet that really accurate
>color would be perceived negatively by most users. Those of us who fuss
>about this stuff are a tiny minority of camera
>users.
>-------------------
>
>I agree with John H. about clarity of meaning in the sentence he suggests
>changing.
>
>---------------
>Sometimes, it just doesn't work. I've used WhiBals for years, with good
>results. The other day, it failed rather badly.
>Click the dropper in ACR or PS Levels on the gray, and the rest of the
>subject is obviously all wrong. Click the black
>and white droppers in Levels, and it's much better, although still
>perhaps not quite right.
>
>Colorful Moose
>
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