What surprised me was how hard it was to take a picture of a white object without a flash. This looked white in my viewfinder, and in the LCD screen on the back of the camera, but the sensor was obviously picking up the tans reflected off my backsplash. I'm posting the original, and the processed image. I think I should have probably played around with the white balance setting?
Shutter speed: 1/50 f/6.3, ISO 1600, focal length 84mm
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that does make for a cool texture...funny the places we are looking for these themes! White balance - maybe switch to the type of lighting you have would help...sometimes when I do this I still get some type of color cast...sometimes it is easier just to process it LOL You did a great job at your processing!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a challenge to me, I am trying this as soon as I get home, I fear I have the same pattern, LOL. But I want to try it.
ReplyDeleteOh what fun! Who knew it would look that different? I had to go get some of my Bounty (diamond pattern) and will try this right away. I am seeing background paper for a scrapbook page!!
ReplyDeleteI know, Val, I can't take pictures of white either. How did you make it white again. I can's wait to see the texture.
ReplyDeleteI made it white by first removing the color cast, then playing with both the levels (drag the right, white slider to the left) and the brightness/contrast sliders. Took some doing, and there's still a little blue in the image in the lower left corner that I should have probably cropped out.
ReplyDeletePaper towels? I LOVE it! GREAT way to use the theme!
ReplyDeleteA fine pattern and texture. White is tricky I think. Maybe overkill but shooting in raw makes white balance not matter but it triples the file size... The eyedropper in both levels and curves should work, click where you know it is white.
ReplyDeleteI agree with MsKaty... scrapbooking... Gonna have to try this.. Thanxs for the idea to play with..
ReplyDeleteNice to see the before and after. I'm wondering if you had played with over-exposing the shot by a few stops would have made a difference, along the lines of my "pumpkin in the snow" experiment.
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