Saturday 26 June 2010

Judging Colour Temperature 1

Brief:
Take three photographs, one in full sunlight in the middle of the day, one in shade during the middle of the day, and one in sunlight when the sun is close to the horizon. Make sure the camera's white balance is set to 'daylight'.

Full sunlight

70mm, ISO 100, f/5.6 (Aperture priority), 1/500, WB: Fine weather
RGB: 93, 112, 32

Shade

70mm, ISO 100, f/5.6 (Aperture priority), 1/40, WB: Fine weather
RGB: 123, 137, 85

Sun close to the horizon


70mm, ISO 100, f/5.6 (Aperture priority), 1/250, WB: Fine weather
RGB: 99, 101, 55

What have I learned?
Apart from an obvious difference in brightness, I was not aware of any discernible differences in colour because the human eye is readily adaptable. However, where the camera is prevented from making the necessary adjustments for changes in colour temperature, the differences are immediately obvious.

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