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Way back when, I owned a sailboat. It was a nice Catalina 23 footer. Just the right size for an outing with 4-5 people, yet not so big that I couldn’t handle it by myself for a solo sail.
Some sailors I knew were suffering from the “One foot longer” syndrome. They were always looking for [...]

If you’ve followed all the posts this week and are ready to dabble with properly using your White Balance settings I’ve got a few more articles you should read. There’s a good collection of tips on the Expodisc site that (of course) talk about using their tool. Be sure to read the last article on [...]

I’ve been in the mountains of Colorado for the past week (and it’s been glorious!) and have encountered a number of times where the wrong WB setting actually helped my pictures. The example below shows the difference between Daylight and Flash WB. In the middle of the day, Daylight WB combined with being at over [...]

Unfortunately, that’s the way a fair number of photographers shoot. Members of this “I can always fix it later in post processing” group will spend a lot of time in front of their computers. It also makes them sloppy photographers.
Shooting in RAW does afford you the ability to change your WB (and exposure, contrast, saturation, [...]

White Balance Preset, if your camera has it, is perfect for when you have mixed light sources or when absolute color accuracy is a must. Essentially, you’re calibrating your camera’s WB to the exact lighting. Although it’s used mostly for indoor shots with mixed light, some people use it for all their shots.
You’ll need to [...]

Yet another white balance setting you’ll use infrequently is the Fluorescent White Balance. Just like the Tungsten setting, maybe 10 percent of your photos will require it. Again, when you need it you’ll be glad you have it.
Fluorescent tubes emit light that is more green than standard daylight. There are variations too, like Cool [...]