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10/20/2006 12:16:40 PM · #1 |
What's the proper WB for night shots? Daylight or ??
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10/20/2006 12:20:09 PM · #2 |
| Depends on what you're shooting. If your subject is the moon, it's daylight. If it's a cityscape, then it could be tungsten or some other color temperature. Shoot in RAW and it won't matter. ;-) |
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10/20/2006 12:25:56 PM · #3 |
Some common examples.
* 1700 K: Light of matches
* 1850K : a candle
* 2800 K: tungsten lamp (ordinary household bulb whatever its power & night shots)¨
* 3350K : studio "CP" light
* 3400 K: studio lamps, photofloods,
* 5000 K: Daylight°
* 5500 K: average daylight, electronic flash (can vary between manufacturers)
* 5770 K: effective sun temperature
* 6420 K: Xenon arc lamp
* 6500 K: Daylight°
* 9300 K: TV screen (analog)
* 28000 - 30000 K: a lightning bolt
Message edited by author 2006-10-20 12:53:52. |
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10/20/2006 02:41:39 PM · #4 |
Shoot in RAW and you can adjust it to whatever you like.
But what is correct?
I can shoot oudoors in the midday sun in RAW and make teh WB anything, but only one setting is 'correct'.
I can make the WB anything, but with each setting the color of the sky changes, but only one of those 'colors' is correct.
I assume there is no reciprocity failure with digital like there was with film?
Message edited by author 2006-10-20 14:43:03.
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10/20/2006 02:44:08 PM · #5 |
'Correct' would be a function of time of day. So what color is correct for the time the exposure was made is the question. Good luck figuring that out as it changes all the while the sun is moving through the sky, atmosphereic conditions change, etc.
edit: Correct in my mind means natural. It means I can take my photo outside and look up and the sky in the photo and the sky above me look more or less the same.
Message edited by author 2006-10-20 14:44:58. |
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10/20/2006 02:51:31 PM · #6 |
'Correct'(IMO)is whatever you want it to be. You can adjust the settings on your image to look natural, give it a bluish tint (looks good on some night skyline shots), orange tint and everything in between.
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10/20/2006 03:23:53 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
Shoot in RAW and you can adjust it to whatever you like.
But what is correct?
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Eh, yes and no. Big WB changes and you'll run the risk of blowing out certain channels. You can be more accurate by dialing in WB so that your camera knows what to meter for.
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