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In article <d4qav8$osq$1@pita.alt.net>, usenet@imagenoir.com says...
> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:12:16 +0000 (UTC), in
> <d4o33g$6ge$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, "Jack"
> <No@mail.Please> said:
>
> >Here's a link to show the sort of picture the 20D produces in full auto mode
> >
> >http://www.moled.cwc.net/Pics/IMG_2198-Sm.jpg
> >
> >Is this right?
>
> Looks fairly normal to me, on my calibrated monitor. The boy's collar
> looks a touch bluish in the shadowed area, so the automatic white
> balance may have erred a little on the cool side, which might explain
> the paleness you mentioned. It's not a big error, but if you really want
> the WB to be perfect straight out of the camera, you should use a grey
> card to set the WB at the start of the shoot. Personally, I shoot photos
> like that in RAW, then set WB from something white in the shot, such as
> the boy's collar in your example.
>
>
I agree.
If this shot were just a TOUCH warmer it would look great to me.
The face is not so much "pale" as "cold".
A very small move toward warmer will make his face look healthier without any
additional saturation.
--
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.