Colour temperature, a photo from Languedoc-Roussillon, South

Photographer's Note

I intercepted this pair of tourist photographing their shadows on the cabin
I positioned withdrawal so as not to include mine to not violate the TOS :)
Photo taken at sunrise clearing the white balance of my camera
Differences in color temperatures we notice between the parties in the shadow influenced by morning blue hour between 10,000 and 22,000 Kelvins and orange tones of the rising sun between 2,000 and 5,000 Kelvins.
In fact, the human vision is more sophisticated.
Personally I saw the slightly bluish gray shadows by the reflection of the sky color and the color of the cabin less orange.

Copyright Didi MASSOUD september 2013

snunney, rigoletto, Cricri, pierrefonds, EstudioChispa, mirosu, delpeoples, Vasa, annjackman, ourania, ChrisJ, Hansaphotos, josepmarin, COSTANTINO, adores, Angshu, jcpix, fritzi007, fritzi007 has marked this note useful

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baclama (19214) 2013-11-05 8:12

quel honneur d'etre � tes cot駸 aujourd'hui!!!
j'aime beaucoup ces ombres avec la lumiere chaude du soir;....
bel instant vol� ;-)
bises
vero

snunney (130967) 2013-11-05 8:33

Hello Didi,
A most interesting and well presented composition. It is true the colours 'seen' by the camera are not always those remembered by the photographer. Also, some artistic licence may creep in during any subsequent pp work.

rigoletto (34279) 2013-11-05 8:42

i have stuck myself to manual temperature control since the time i learnt to process RAW images. as you told, the automatic kelvins of the camera can be tricky and useless at combination of different light sources. the most difficult one i had to manage was a combination of daylight + tungsten + white fluorescent light, and it was a counterlight photo too!!!

here, i love the result of your own kelvination, the shades are blue as tungstenish, and the warmth on the cabin is an adorable soft daylight.

gildasjan (43826) 2013-11-05 10:05

Bonsoir Didi
La lumi鑽e est un jeu de la nature.Notre 彿l c'est une optique qui transmet les couleurs sur la r騁ine comme une machine � images mais pour nous les humains nous avons un cerveau qui corrige la balance du blanc mieux que n'importe quel algorithme.Il est bien de temps en temps que certains photographes publient des notes techniques,軋 explique le pourquoi du comment.
Bonne soir馥
Amicalement
Gildas

Cricri (176) 2013-11-05 10:31

Coucou Didi
Charmantes silhouettes qui ce copie sur la maison a la lumi鑽e du petit matin, int駻essant contraste ombre a la lumi鑽e
Bisous
cricri
PS) je t'馗rit sans faute demain

KristinsCamera (2384) 2013-11-05 10:50

otherworldly and surreal, didi ~ i love what you have done with colors and shadow in this shot. very cool and a wonderful spark for the imagination :)

kristin

nikkitta (17070) 2013-11-05 13:22

Bonsoir Didi

Une capture sympathique et imaginative
J'aime les couleurs et les ombres contrast馥s blues oranges
Bien vue

Merci par le WS

Bise
Maria
Couleurs un peu trop satures??

pierrefonds (115462) 2013-11-05 18:38

Bonsoir Didi,

L'inclusion des touristes dans la composition est une bonne id馥. La prise de vue permet de voir les d騁ails et les couleurs de la maison. La lumi鑽e matinale valorise les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soir馥.

Pierre

elenimavrandoni (0) 2013-11-05 19:44

Didi, une belle creativit� et un oeil parfait d'un photographe professionel comme toi..
la jeu entre lumi駻e, sombre et couleur est magnifique!!
compliments pour cette id馥...
amicalement
eleni

mirosu (16313) 2013-11-05 21:31

Bonjour Didi,
Excellent house close-up photo with very nice colors, perfect warm light. Excellent POV, nice light & shadow play. The well-chosen tight crop eliminates all unwanted distractions. Well done.
Greetings
Miro

jjcordier (79299) 2013-11-05 23:36

Didi
Une id馥 originale pour illustrer un petit cours de physique sur la temp駻ature de couleur!Le capteur num駻ique ne donne pas le m麥e rendu que notre oeil et nous apporte parfois bien des surprises.
Amiti駸
JJ

lousat (139926) 2013-11-06 1:46

Salut Didi,une tres belle idee',la lumiere tres particuliere a inspire' toi a cette capture magnifique,les ombres semblent dessinee' sur le mur,la premiere lumiere du jour est toujours une belle opportunite',mes compliments et belle journee',Luciano

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-11-06 2:53

namaste Didi,
captivating colour tone of morning. Like the effect created by those shadows. (Thanks, it was not yours)... Nice idea, well implimented. Excellents composition too. Enjoyed it a lot. Tfs.
S

delpeoples (60342) 2013-11-06 3:10

Salut cher Didi

A beautiful and varied colour and light palette. The inclusion of the shadows is a necessary and interesting element. I like the solid colour blocks and saturation.

Thanks for sharing, have a lovely day
Lisa

parvatibb (1387) 2013-11-06 12:12

Hello Didi,
Color and shadow combination is great! I like the continuity of blue from earth to water and to sky.
Very warm atmosphere!
Have a great week.
basak

Vasa (515) 2013-11-07 16:24

Tu es vigilent Didi et ton analyse chromatique a attire mon attention. J'ai lu la note en francais pour etre sur. Mes compliments, ami!

Branko

papagolf21 (152607) 2013-11-07 23:32

Bonjour, cher ami Didi,
Une image originale � tous points de vue. Une note fort bien r馘ig馥.
Des couleurs � bonne temp駻ature en quelque sorte !
Tr鑚 bonne journ馥.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

olive224 (2719) 2013-11-08 0:40

Hello ;)
Note interessante et photo interessante ! Les ombres des 2 photographes sont comme des fantes venus hanter cette vielle batisse !!

LA composition est agr饌ble (un peu centr馥 peut etre ?)
et les couleurs parfaitement contrast馥s/
Bravo
Cordialement,
Olivier

Nicou (193814) 2013-11-08 4:20

Hello

je regardai trop le payasage voil�.
quelle aigme cet tons doux les ombres sur la fa軋de quelle vue sueprbe 駲uilibre et tonalit� splendide.
Belle journ馥 et merci.
Nciou

clic (76) 2013-11-08 6:18

Merhaba Didi
Bien plus convainquant que l'駑ission bidon de t駘� 'Chasseur de fantes" car ici la preuve est 騅idente!
Selamlar
Robert

annjackman (23019) 2013-11-08 6:32

Hello Didi,
I love the pink shades and the shadows of the people against the wall. A super idea that worked very well .
Kind Regards, Ann

ourania (51103) 2013-11-08 11:10

Bonsoir Didi,
I love the composition, story and contrasts of this picture and really enjoyed them even without having a clue about Kelvins:) (The smile is apologetic, I'm not happy in my ignorance:) The image looks simple but is fascinating and eerie too. I like very much the clear textures, even in the shady foreground. The two shadowy figures look ghost-like, as if they had risen from the foreground shadow itself. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely weekend,
Ourania

fabbs99 (17179) 2013-11-08 22:30

Hello Massoud Bey,

Very well captured the activities of the men in shadows.Clever shot full of surprise.Great shot with lovely colors.Very well done,TFS.

Regards
Farhat

holmertz (103564) 2013-11-10 10:29

Hello Didi,
You captured an interesting combination of light blue, pink and dark blue. In a way it's a simple photo but the light and colours make it attractive and the shadows add a humorous touch to it. Besides, I also like the brick roof and the faded plaster and the well worn wooden door.
Kind regards,
Gert

ChrisJ (172378) 2013-11-10 10:48

Bonsoir Didi

I like the 2 shadows which are well positioned on the wall and animate the shot. Good sharpness and a fantastic warm vs cold color contrast between the red roof and blue sky and dark grey blue fg. A well composed shot with the horizon line level and well away from the centre. Bon semaine!

mvdisco (17798) 2013-11-10 16:16

Bonjour Didi,
Jolies couleurs de lever de soleil,
Beau POV. et pr駸entation sans ton ombrage,
Un beau contraste aussi,
compliments..Michel

Hansaphotos (11381) 2013-11-11 12:23

Hello Didi

A fascinating shot this. The shadows on the wall has a great visual effect. A fine colour combination with the bluish foreground and the orange tones in the background. I do also like the texture of the wall. A nice picture that together with your note works well as a "textbook" in colourtemperature.

Have a nice week.

Best regards, Erling

jmdias (116373) 2013-11-12 15:37

didi

curious effects of light with the colors something interesting . I liked the use of the human shadows here too.

hugs

jorge

sevy (58) 2013-11-13 1:30

Une id馥 amusante de photo et en prime un exemple de l'impact de certains param鑼res (ici la temp駻ature de couleur) sur le rendu final des photos.
La composition est un brin instable � cause de l'importance de l'avant plan dans l'image. Mais c'est aussi ce qui fait la justification de la photo en lien avec le commentaire.

Yves.

Gigidusud (21679) 2013-11-13 7:16

Salut Didi du nord,
Tr鑚 joli ce jeu d'ombres et de lumi鑽es avec un beau contraste de couleurs chaudes et froides. Bien vu les ombres du couple aussi. Une bonne id馥 de compo, bravo!
Je vois que le Papa Noel est pass� ici aussi :)))))
Bises,
Gigi du sud.

jemaflor (148146) 2013-11-13 12:29

Salut Didi,
Interessant contraste de lumi鑽es et de teintes, bien ces silhouettes qui donnent un aspect fantomatique � ta vue.

josepmarin (59385) 2013-11-14 4:55

Bonjour, cher ami Didi,
tu as jou� intelligemment avec les ombres des touristes projet馥s sur la cabane, et avec le fort contraste entre les zones 馗lair馥s par le soleil du petit matin et les zones sous l'ombre. ﾇa nous offre une image puissante et attrayante, et en m麥e temps, en lisant ta note, nous pouvons comprendre un peu mieux le concept de la temp駻ature des couleurs.
Un beau travail.
Amiti駸,
Josep

COSTANTINO (117700) 2013-11-16 23:54

Hello
this shot is an artistic shot with vivid
and dyna ic colors a great contrast between
the red and the shadows
your notes are very interesting and
useful I liked that the human vision
is more sophisticated
greetings
regards
Costantino

adores (46979) 2013-11-17 15:32

Hi Didi!
I like the soft light on the old walls of the little house and the two shadows are surely a really nice detail. Well seen!

zoomer (6) 2013-11-18 13:30

Hi,very original and artistic image.The colors put it into the world of the surreal.Thanks for the workshop on my shot you were right.All the best Wolf.

Angshu (56760) 2013-11-26 23:00

Salam dear Didi
Indeed the contrast between the warm and cool tones, works beautifully, the light on the house in shade of pink (or orange as you say?), quite delicious!
Beautiful!
Best Regards
Angshu

jcpix (14030) 2014-02-17 19:20

Bonjour Didi,

Oh, this is great! Too bad the camera doesn't perceive what our eyes do, however, it can sometimes be a blessing in disguise. Not only that, but we can manipulate it for effect. :) This is a fun scene, photographing the photographer, but in a unique manner. This would have been an interesting study in its own right, relating to the color temperatures...but it takes on a whole new twist with the silhouetted figures and their pose. An infusion of humanity during natures sunrise, a delightful combination. Have a great day ahead. Take care.

Friendly wishes,

Jason

fritzi007 (14698) 2014-03-12 12:11

Hello Didi,
cold place and sharp colors! I like this composition congratulate!
greeting
wolfgang