A white cat on a red background will come out Cyan because the wb corrects out the excessive red. Do you have an excessive amount of red over a significant portion of the picture. Set the camera on the type of light instead of auto wb. Daylight (sun or shade) tungsten (colour tem) fluorescent. -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Howard Sent: 17 December 2004 17:21 To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: D100 colour balance Emily L. Ferguson wrote: > At 11:58 AM +0000 12/17/04, freddig@xxxxxxxx wrote: > >> The problem is in using auto white balance, because dominant colors >> in the shot will affect color balance. Better to use "daylight" WB >> and then you at least have a constant when you use curves to color >> correct. I, like you , had to learn the hard way. > > > Well, it certainly depends on which camera you're using. The auto WB > on the D100 was terrible - everything came out with a cyan balance. > The Auto WB on my 10D is quite accurate. Can't speak for the 10D, but much as I like my D100 (and I can't afford to change it yet!) I agree that the colour control on it leaves a lot to be desired. My daughter has far less problem with her 300D. I try to avoid AUTO white balance, instead selecting the pre-selected values, except for outside when I often use cloudy +3. My 2 colleagues who have the D70 have no problems... Or am I the only other one with this issue? Howard
