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Michel Jean J. Paller
 

Digital Color and Saturation


 
 
I have the Digital Blues! I can't seem to get my blue skies to be really blue. How to?
Also, my digicam Sony 717 Cybershot, can't deal well with reds, purples and white? Am I using the wrong settings or just a victim of the Digital Syndrome?.
Thanks, anyone.
Michel Jean Paller


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June 04, 2005

 
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  I have the same camera, and reds are a problem for me sometimes,and I change the sky color a lot when I need to. It has to be really blue before it looks blue enough to suit me.


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June 04, 2005

 

Justin B. Renshaw
  Hey Michel. When using film, the faster the shutter speep you use, the bluer the sky. Try using your shutter priority setting and pick a combo that gives you the fastest shutter speed. Digital should respond the same way. I could be wrong, but it's worth a shot.


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June 09, 2005

 

Melissa L. Zavadil
  I am not sure what you are doing if you post a picture it would help a little more. Also, check your lens, it needs to be equiped with a 'circular polarizar' other polarizars will not work properly. You can automatically adjust your photos in photoshop with autocorrect and that can help enhance the blues to some degree. For the most part a digital camera works exactly the same as a film just the media storage is different. Try what Justin has suggested and if you posted a pic that would help us tremendously! Thanks


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June 09, 2005

 

Daniel Diaz
  Also underexposing 1 or 2 stops can bring out the blue!!!


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June 09, 2005

 

John Rhodes
  Michael,
One way to enhance sky color is by pointing your lens at a portion of blue sky and locking your exposure. However, this presents a new problem, but one that may be easier to deal with; the other objects in the photo will likely be underexposed. This can be improved by lightening the shadows. Give it a try.

Respectively,

John


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June 09, 2005

 
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