Dumb mistake...

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In Thom Hogan's book (CD) one of the tips he gives is to make sure when you
put your camera away you change any settings back to normal. Well, I had
just taken some macro photos using an incandescent lamp, had changed the wb,
and put it away like that. Later that day I grabbed the camera to shoot a
cat that someone brought over (very cool looking cat, exotic, expensive
hybrid) and used the flash.

Anybody want some pictures of a blue cat? It's exotic, but it ain't blue.
And because I didn't shoot the images in RAW it wasn't easy adjusting the
colors back. I used Nikon Capture and used the red blue and green
sliders -- got very close. Anybody have an easier way to fix something like
this?

At least I did get some good shots after I set the wb back to automatic.

Sheldon

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On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:57:13 -0700, in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote:

>In Thom Hogan's book (CD) one of the tips he gives is to make sure when you
>put your camera away you change any settings back to normal. Well, I had
>just taken some macro photos using an incandescent lamp, had changed the wb,
>and put it away like that. Later that day I grabbed the camera to shoot a
>cat that someone brought over (very cool looking cat, exotic, expensive
>hybrid) and used the flash.
>
>Anybody want some pictures of a blue cat? It's exotic, but it ain't blue.
>And because I didn't shoot the images in RAW it wasn't easy adjusting the
>colors back. I used Nikon Capture and used the red blue and green
>sliders -- got very close. Anybody have an easier way to fix something like
>this?
>
>At least I did get some good shots after I set the wb back to automatic.

PSP, Adjust => Color balance => Grey Wold Balance
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On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 12:54:40 -0000, "canongirly" <me@me.com> wrote:

---snip---
>> Anybody want some pictures of a blue cat? It's exotic, but it ain't blue.
>> And because I didn't shoot the images in RAW it wasn't easy adjusting the
>> colors back. I used Nikon Capture and used the red blue and green
>> sliders -- got very close. Anybody have an easier way to fix something
>> like this?
>>
>> At least I did get some good shots after I set the wb back to automatic.
>>
>> Sheldon
>>
>I did something very similar myself when I first went digital. I shot a
>bunch of portraits in a room that had flourescent overheads that couldn't be
>turned off for some stupid reason or other. As I was using studio strobes
>anyway I set a custom WB using a sheet of white paper shot under the
>strobes. Everything went fine with the portraits printing out the right
>colour.
>
>The next day I went to an airshow. Got lots of shots of very pretty military
>jets whizzing around....all with a distinctly green cast.

Oh God, a lot of us have done the same thing, of course NEVER more
than once, right?!? <grin>. Oh and I've never done it myself of
course (cough cough, wink, nudge).

Thank God and Adobe for photoshop!


Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."

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I find that using Curves in Photoshop CS is a quick way of correcting a lot
of mistakes like this. Doesn't always work, but it is worth a try. Using
Options in the Curves of Layer box and clicking the white or black squares
to set their values to extreme white and black can be very helpful.

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Sheldon <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote:

> In Thom Hogan's book (CD) one of the tips he gives is to make sure when you
> put your camera away you change any settings back to normal. Well, I had
> just taken some macro photos using an incandescent lamp, had changed the wb,
> and put it away like that. Later that day I grabbed the camera to shoot a
> cat that someone brought over (very cool looking cat, exotic, expensive
> hybrid) and used the flash.
>
> Anybody want some pictures of a blue cat? It's exotic, but it ain't blue.
> And because I didn't shoot the images in RAW it wasn't easy adjusting the
> colors back. I used Nikon Capture and used the red blue and green
> sliders -- got very close. Anybody have an easier way to fix something like
> this?
>
> At least I did get some good shots after I set the wb back to automatic.
>
> Sheldon

At least you had something reasonably correctable! I did the same thing
with the ISO on my istDS. I took a picture or two at 3200 just to see.
The next day, snapped lots of photos of my niece from Texas. Couldn't
figure out why they were so noisy until I looked at the Exif info.

Dave

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On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 22:01:13 -0000, in rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
"Hannah" <hannah@example.com> wrote:

>
>"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote in message
>news:UsqdndJ5-vreDbPfRVn-uw@comcast.com...
>> In Thom Hogan's book (CD) one of the tips he gives is to make sure when
>you
>> put your camera away you change any settings back to normal. Well, I had
>
>My frequent mistake doesn't ruin the pictures, but it makes you look like an
>idiot! When I do macro or still life type shots, with a tripod, I set the
>camera to timer mode because this is what the infra red remote control needs
>it to be on. You feel like an idiot next day when you press the shutter and
>then have to stand there for 10 seconds before the shutter releases.

Be glad you don't have to keep resetting this after every shot!
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http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Phot [...] index.html

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Sheldon wrote:
> In Thom Hogan's book (CD) one of the tips he gives is to make sure when
> you put your camera away you change any settings back to normal. Well, I
> had just taken some macro photos using an incandescent lamp, had changed
> the wb, and put it away like that. Later that day I grabbed the camera to
> shoot a cat that someone brought over (very cool looking cat, exotic,
> expensive hybrid) and used the flash.
>
> Anybody want some pictures of a blue cat? It's exotic, but it ain't blue.
> And because I didn't shoot the images in RAW it wasn't easy adjusting the
> colors back. I used Nikon Capture and used the red blue and green
> sliders -- got very close. Anybody have an easier way to fix something
> like this?
>
> At least I did get some good shots after I set the wb back to automatic.


I have a different approach. I Always assume I left the camera in a bad
state, and that all settings are suspect every time I turn it on. It
doesn't take long to check them.

Austin

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AustinMN wrote:

> I have a different approach. I Always assume I left the camera in a bad
> state, and that all settings are suspect every time I turn it on. It
> doesn't take long to check them.

Me too. (But a _little_ more discipline would help.)

The problem, although it's rare for me, is for people who grab events as
they occur. It is best to always have your camera in a known state when
you grab it from the bag.

One thing I sometimes do is leave the mirror lockup mode engaged, which
on a Maxxum means you press the shutter and the mirror lifts and then
there's a 2 sec. delay before the shutter releases... so, you develop
the habit of just holding still when this occurs and get the shots
anyway (as long as there's no action involved).

Cheers,
Alan.

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