Thanks everyone for the advice. Vey much appreciated. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad
> On Sep 1, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Pentax K-3 and K-5 RAW files — or more correctly the tonality of the image > that appear when those files are first opened — are affected by the WB > setting. Getting it close when shooting seems to be an advantage in terms of > dialing in the final white balance, although it might be purely > psychological. AWB gets them darn close. The final tweak is then quite easy > — even if you skip the grey card preshoot or can’t find a neutral object in > the image. > > >> On Sep 1, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> >> If you shoot raw the white balance doesn't matter at shooting time. You >> shouldn't have to dial individual colours up or down, just change the wb >> setting in LR. >> >> As for the bag question, I've used various set-ups, none of them perfect. A >> LowePro S&F Rover Light >> >> http://www.nicklathamphotography.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MG_8854_w1.jpg) >> >> works quite well though, and meets all your criteria. I tend to keep the >> camera out of the bag, over my shoulder. Compass, magnifier, whistle, light >> meter around my neck, map in one hand, water/thermos in a side pouch of the >> bag or in the top compartment with lunch and non-photo items such as >> foul-weather gear, camera stuff in the bottom of the bag; tripod, if used, >> is vertical on the back of the bag. When I need something from the bag I put >> it down. >> >> B >> >>> On 1 Sep 2014, at 21:45, "Christine Aguila" <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Everyone: >>> >>> Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is >>> about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the >>> Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left >>> around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little >>> town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. >>> >>> I have a few questions: >>> >>> 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow >>> forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other >>> K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any >>> compensation techniques have been employed. >>> >>> 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the >>> Low >>> Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough >>> bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much >>> personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a >>> vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be >>> doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a >>> hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can >>> accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a >>> vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. >>> >>> 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an >>> inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my >>> ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. >>> All the shots in the gallery were handheld. >>> >>> Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and >>> the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm >>> most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking >>> goals. >>> >>> http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html >>> >>> Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
