I was shooting here in Chicago at the Shedd Aquarium today. I did white balance, but it appears as though the images are very very blue. Would someone give me advice on fixing these pictures? Lots of good ones if I can salvage them.
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kbreit Senior Member 639 posts Joined May 2005 Location: Elgin, IL More info | Feb 19, 2006 21:22 | #1 I was shooting here in Chicago at the Shedd Aquarium today. I did white balance, but it appears as though the images are very very blue. Would someone give me advice on fixing these pictures? Lots of good ones if I can salvage them. Canon 350D, Canon 18-55, Tokina 12-24, Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX, 430EX
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VanceW Member 209 posts Joined Feb 2006 Location: San Leon Texas (just south of Houston) More info | Feb 19, 2006 21:30 | #2 Did you shoot in RAW ? Vance White
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jfrancho Cream of the Crop 6,341 posts Joined Feb 2005 More info | Feb 19, 2006 21:49 | #3 Here's the thing. At about 3 meters, water filters out most wavelengths except blue, so a blueish cast in underwater shots would be expected, and acceptable. I'm not even sure that the color data would even be present for you to get an accurate representation. Most pictures that are taken underwater that have a full spectral range have some supplemental light close by, i.e. a flash. This isn't really practical at a public aquarium, however. The best you could do is use the tools that are offered in PS to shift the color, such as levels or hue/saturation adjustments. As Vance pointed out, WB may offer some ability to warm up the image, but as I stated earlier, the light reflected off the subject has a limited spectral makeup.
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Feb 19, 2006 23:42 | #4 I have had good results with WB, as I did shoot in RAW. However, it is still very hard to shoot and not get blue images. Canon 350D, Canon 18-55, Tokina 12-24, Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX, 430EX
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