White Balance and English Cricket

[Ramsden]

Hi folks 

Trying out White Balance last evening in mostly cloudy, with some blue sky around. Predominantly green grass.

EOS90D, on tripod, 70-300mm, lens, set on High-speed shooting to capture the sports element. Camera on M and autofocus, I played around with the WB settings and ended up in the top left quartile - green/blue.

 

 

 Ramsden 

[jrhoffman75]

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@Ramsden wrote:

Hi folks 

Trying out White Balance last evening in mostly cloudy, with some blue sky around. Predominantly green grass.

EOS90D, on tripod, 70-300mm, lens, set on High-speed shooting to capture the sports element. Camera on M and autofocus, I played around with the WB settings and ended up in the top left quartile - green/blue.

 

 

 Ramsden 

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II use AWB-White Priority and get good results. If there is particularly difficult lighting conditions you could set a Custom White Balance. Pages 224 and 225 of the manual.

[Tintype_18]

The manual can answer a lot of questions. 

[LeeP]

Why M?

[Ramsden]

Hi Lee

I just try to do as much as possible in M or AV to have control over the process. I thought that was the best way.

Do you disagree?

Ramsden 

[LeeP]

100% disagree.

I was trained on manual for my degree work, BUT Canon's auto modes are scarily precise and take away 100% of the fiddling of M. Shooting action? Pick Tv. Need depth of field or lack of it? Pick Av. General shooting? Pick P. 

The only people who insist on M are people my age who think they know better and have not grown with the technology. These same people likely said that autofocus would never "work".

I'm sure a blustering know better will tell me I'm wrong.

Use what works.

[Ramsden]

Interesting! I don't have that level of experience and rely on the books I bought. But one reason I like this community is that I always learn something. Thanks for your advice - watch this space, and as most people say, with digital, it's free and we have delete buttons.

Ramsden 

[Ramsden]

I should have said that I have used the Auto on several occasions and found it excellent, but with a 'guilt' trip! Great for street work.

Never used P, but will give it a go.

I'll let you know how I get on.

Ramsden 

[LeeP]

It is my understanding that Auto does everything: exposure, white balance, ISO, focus area (I think) and P does exposure but you can set ISO, white balance, and focus area.

[jrhoffman75]

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@LeeP wrote:

100% disagree.

I was trained on manual for my degree work, BUT Canon's auto modes are scarily precise and take away 100% of the fiddling of M. Shooting action? Pick Tv. Need depth of field or lack of it? Pick Av. General shooting? Pick P. 

The only people who insist on M are people my age who think they know better and have not grown with the technology. These same people likely said that autofocus would never "work".

I'm sure a blustering know better will tell me I'm wrong.

Use what works.

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There are situations where setting a specific aperture and shutter speed may be desired; that is where M mode would be used.