I've had decent results setting the camera (a Canon S40) to "daylight" balance when shooting using ambient light -- this resulted in color that was the most like what you actually see through your mask. Auto-white balance doesn't work at all! Even still I tend to have to do lots of manipulation 'in post' to get things looking right.
I'll be interested to see how my D60 handles the light u/w, can't wait oh boy oh boy.
White balance (ing) underwater?
Started by Andi Voeltz, May 10 2002 10:55 AM
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Posted 03 October 2002 - 03:24 AM
I have been using manual WB with my Canon S40 and have been very satisfied with it.
Best to do so at every 5 meters of depth, otherwise your shots are a bit off.
Lamps and flashes can't bu used when on manual though and other people's lamps look red in the picture (which is sometimes actually very nice)
Some samples:
http://www.rud-gr.com/temp3.htm
Best to do so at every 5 meters of depth, otherwise your shots are a bit off.
Lamps and flashes can't bu used when on manual though and other people's lamps look red in the picture (which is sometimes actually very nice)
Some samples:
http://www.rud-gr.com/temp3.htm
Rutger Geerling
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EDM, travel, scuba and wintersports photographer & Journalist. Works for cool clients like National Geographic, Bacardi-Martini, Heineken, Q-dance, UMF & ID&T.
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Rudgr.com (Facebook, Instagram)
EDM, travel, scuba and wintersports photographer & Journalist. Works for cool clients like National Geographic, Bacardi-Martini, Heineken, Q-dance, UMF & ID&T.
Canon EOS 5D + UK-Germany Housing & 2x Inon Z240 strobes.
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Posted 03 October 2002 - 06:18 AM
If any of you are so fortunate to be closer to a good diving spot you should try a little test to see the results of different wb settings. I would be curious to see the results.
So far it apears to be speedlight and point your camera at a slate but, if I read right, that was not actually compared to other settings underwater.
I believe those too were the settings I used but I also need to go back and review the info to confirm.
So far it apears to be speedlight and point your camera at a slate but, if I read right, that was not actually compared to other settings underwater.
I believe those too were the settings I used but I also need to go back and review the info to confirm.
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Posted 06 October 2002 - 08:07 PM
Isn't the idea of white balance to correct color for a given light source. And if so, shooting at white needs to be done while the lighting condition is active. I've opted to use HID lights and a white background. Lights are focused on my white object, therefore giving me a correct WB
