Early shots i'v taken
Discussion
RobDickinson said:
Original Poster said:
I like the first one!
It does!First one is great, probably a little over saturated in the red channel but just about holds it together (tho could eb this monitor).
2nd and 3rd are the same?? Decent pic may have been better as a longer exposure?
AndWhyNot said:
robsco said:
I'm certainly no expert with photography but for some reason, the 3rd picture seems to look better than the 2nd. I can't put my finger on why.
White balance. Pic#2 is fractionally colder ergo #3 looks slightly more familiar.
Edited by robsco on Sunday 16th January 22:27
robsco said:
Thanks. White balance is the photographer's way of saying brightness, I presume? 
Nope, its a way of compensating for imperfect coloured light. Your camera doesnt know what colour light is falling on objects so usualy makes a best guess as to what is white.
Think about a white card under orange lightbulbs vs blueish sun, its still white but looks quite different. You can either correct for this using white balance (usefull for most kinds of photography) or ignore it and shoot at a default wb (say for sunsets).
Simpo Two said:
I thought the difference between 2 and 3 was exposure not WB - 3 seems brighter.
To an extent I'd agree with you Simpo but AWB on long exposures does funny things and the extended duration of #3 has gone some way to addressing the colour cast of #2-best seen on the whiteish building on the left.Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff






