Posted by Greg Maklae on December 3, 2008 at 7:59 AM
I recently obtained an enhancing filter for photographing the fall foliage here in the Adirondacks. While it did its job on the reds,especially on macro shots, the greens came out a very unrealistic hue. Could an adjustment in the WB or some other setting cure this? Plan B is to use the filter for a coaster on the coffee table.
Posted by Joe O'Hara on December 3, 2008 at 8:45 AM
Greg,
I don't have personal experience with this type of filter, but what you describe is what I would expect to happen. All any filter can do is blindly subtract certain colors, in this case, greens and blues. Whether the end result is an improvement or not depends on the subject matter and your objectives and taste. You can always give WB a try in PS and see what happens.
If the coffee table cost more than the filter, you might consider reassigning it
Posted by Robert Fisher on December 3, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Enhancing filters are expensive for what you get. They were used mostly for what you used it for, fall colours and bumping up the reds/oranges. With digital; however, and the sophistication of editing software the need for an enhancing filter is dubious at best. A better overall result can be had with judicious use of the tools in PS/PSE/LR/PSP.
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3 repliesI don't have personal experience with this type of filter, but what you describe is what I would expect to happen. All any filter can do is blindly subtract certain colors, in this case, greens and blues. Whether the end result is an improvement or not depends on the subject matter and your objectives and taste. You can always give WB a try in PS and see what happens.
If the coffee table cost more than the filter, you might consider reassigning it