Interesting question… I hope the forum is still ticking over!? Wish I could offer a solution 🫠 ________________________________ From: Louis Dina via colorsync-users <colorsync-users@lists.apple.com> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2023 7:34:04 PM To: colorsync-users@lists.apple.com <colorsync-users@lists.apple.com> Subject: WB Questions Okay you gurus, I have some questions about white balance, and I’ll use an example to hopefully make it clearer. I often take nature photos in the woods, and it’s not unusual for my DSLR’s AWB to set the WB to something like 4200K and a tint of -3 or so. The camera sees all the greenish yellow leaves on the trees, reddish yellow leaves on the ground and probably assumes there is a yellowish cast, so it assigns a cooler WB to neutralize the “color cast” it thinks it sees. The result is an overly bluish image, and depending on the amount of green leaves or yellow-red leaves, it adjusts the tint as well. Not very accurate. If I use a gray card and use it to set an “accurate” WB, it forces the card to be perfectly neutral. That’s great for portraits, skin tones, or when you want a specific object in the scene to look more like it would when shot under daylight conditions (I.e., no shady woods to influence the color). However, if the goal is just a photo of the woods themselves, I often find this gray card WB to be overly warm and yellow. I’m guessing that our eyes and brain pick a WB that is somewhere between the above extremes. Perhaps we don’t really see a gray card as perfectly neutral under these conditions, so forcing it to be 0a/0b, may not be the best choice. I did a search on the internet, but didn’t find anything other than the “accurate” gray card method. There’s probably no simple answer, but I thought I’d see what folks on this forum have to say (assuming anyone hangs out here anymore!!). Thanks, Lou _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. colorsync-users mailing list (colorsync-users@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.apple.com%2Fmailman%2Foptions%2Fcolorsync-users%2Fralphwyatt%2540hotmail.com&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cab216be3339b43167e5a08dbe7a43b99%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638358464776720732%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KS863HSw6NOiqhba84itHB4znltlZt36EkxPAya9aVI%3D&reserved=0<https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/colorsync-users/ralphwyatt%40hotmail.com> This email sent to ralphwyatt@hotmail.com