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A Walk InThe Park
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A Walk InThe Park

by John Kerr

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 3, 200963 views2 comments
This is a trail that runs along the front of Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes in Northern Michigan. Does the color seem OK, or too yellow? When I convert from Raw to jpeg I seem to have the tendency to yellow my photos up thru WB adjustment. My personal preference but I'm not sure if its the right choice.
Canon XT, overcast sky, .6 sec, F16, ISO 100, 55mm, WB set on shade.
C&C welcomed and Thanks.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 3, 2009 at 6:03 AM
At the advice of several NPNers, I have begun setting my WB on Auto, and resisting making anything other than minor tweaks in WB. It has been a major help! Another thing I do, is work in 16 bit. This gives me a bit more flexibility in processing the jpeg. My first action in PS is to check auto color and see if there is a noticeable difference. Quite often it looks better than what comes through from RAW adjustments. If it is way out of whack, I will step back or fade it.

I like the curve of the path and the greenery. It looks to me as if the exposure of the dark trunks could be bumped a notch. It is hard to tell at this scale, but the photo could probably use some sharpening. I assume you had this on a tripod. Was there a reason to go so low on the ISO? Around 400 might have eliminated some of the motion blur I see.
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Comment posted by John Kerr on November 5, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Phil- Thanks for your input, I'll put it to good use. I too keep my camera set on auto WB, but the pictures I take in the woods usually seem so drab so when I convert from RAW I somtimes change the WB to give it a richer color. Next time I'll try just tweaking the WB colors a bit instead of jumping all the way into Cloudy, Shade, ETC.
I did use a tripod and usually stay on ISO 100 as long as things are still, but I see what your saying, it was a pretty slow shutter speed maybe I should have tried a higher ISO.
I'll keep all these great suggestions in mind Phil, Thanks again.
Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments