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RustyBug wrote:
OKay, so ...
f/32 @ 1/15 @ 158mm
f/32 @ 1/13 @ 100mm
What, were you testing the IS capability just for kicks, or something?
As to the color (pup shots), you are shooting in mixed lighting with the pup in one lighting (i.e. cool) and the BG in a diff lighting (neutral / warmer). Makes for a decision as to which lighting source you are going to consider as your key light (and correspondingly impacts your WB evaluation points decisions).
Also, the point that she is in the cool lighting, means that she is in lower contrast light, while the BG is in the higher contrast light. Played with tweaks to try and do a mild "switch-a-roo" on which is which for the contrast @ draw the eye to the focused subject rather than the defocused BG.
As to the WB points ... I chose the metal railings and her nose as they are both in the same light that is illuminating her, and the neutral metal can be a good tell-tale for reflecting the color of light illuminating it, and I haven't seen too many dogs with colored noses.
To Scott's point, sometimes using "too bright a white" as a basis for setting white balance really doesn't give you enough to go on to start with. But, you can always put the finishing touches on setting the WB for highlights in conjunction with what you came up with for mid's & shadows.
I also threw some multiply at the BG to help bridge the scene DR a bit.
As always, S&P to taste. Hopefully you get the gist.
Caveat: Fighting sunlight to see screen, so hopefully it looks right on your end....Show more →
Why yes! Yes I was! That's what I was doing, I was just testing the IS on this lens.
Actually in all seriousness, I was attempting to maximize my DOF so that it would be clear to the viewer what the pup was looking at. I didn't have much room to work with and this was the only lens I had with me at the time. I've never tried shooting at such a tiny aperture before and wanted to give it a try. I was actually surprised they turned out as well as they did. These were more of a spontaneous (oh isn't she cute looking at the egret) kinda of shots. I moved back as far as I could and quickly composed the shot to get both the pup and the Egret in the frame before she jumped down and was off chasing lizards or crabs again.
I like your edit. She definitely looks more natural in color then where I had her. To be honest, I only put these pup pictures in here as an example of why I thought I should be better at WBing with white critters. I actually thought I had her correct. Damn.
For my WB, I normally pick an area of white fur on her that I know is suppose to be white (not stained) and is in a shadow area that has good detail (not blown) to ensure it doesn't have a blue cast from the sky or a green cast from the grass. If she's in the grass that is. I rarely ever use her nose because most times it's underexposed (poor data) because I try to get her properly exposed without blown highlights. Being she was in the shade in this set I didn't even think about using her nose this time.
That is good info to have on using the metal rails. I thought they had a natural blue cast to them (galvanized steel) and never even considered the fact I could trust/use them for a neutral point. Very helpful info there.
How do I go about, in LR6, selectively changing different WB points such as you described for shadows ver. direct light? I always set the WB globally for the main subject. I know I can use a brush to selectively change the WB but I have no idea how to determine the correct color and tint setting to use so I don't dare to go there.
And how did you use both her nose and the metal to set the WB? I might be missing something fundamental in my editing knowledge.
Good stuff Kent. Thank you once again!
Dave
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