Do these film photos have a blue cast?

jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
edited September 20, 2012 in The Big Picture
My uncle says I should just give up on film because all my film photos seem to have a blue cast. I think his monitor is off. What say you?

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Film was Kodak 400 (all I could find at the moment, not my usual Ektar 100), camera was Leica IIIf with 50/2 Summicron.
-Jack

An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.

Do these film photos have a blue cast? 11 votes

No blue cast at all
90% 10 votes
Maybe a little blue on some
0% 0 votes
Yes these have a blue cast
0% 0 votes
Actually they're on the warm side
9% 1 vote

Comments

  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    No.
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  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    Andy wrote: »
    No.

    Haha, that was fast! Coming from you, I will take that to the bank! But please anyone else feel free to chime in. I've added a poll.
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
  • JCJC Registered Users Posts: 768 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    No here as well, on two different calibrated monitors, and using the color picker tool in gimp on the white of the boat gives me values that range around R229, G225, B221, so, no.
    Can I vote three times 'no' in the poll?
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited September 4, 2012
    I used the Digital Color Meter in the Mac Utilities averaging 9 pixels on the white casserole dish sitting on the table and got R=239, G=239 and B=239. So another "no."
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  • TontoTonto Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited September 12, 2012
    Obviously not a blue cast as all the neutrals are not affected but Kodak transparency film has a filter in it's composition to enhance the blue skies and seas, maybe that is what he is seeing ?.
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  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2012
    Tonto wrote: »
    Obviously not a blue cast as all the neutrals are not affected but Kodak transparency film has a filter in it's composition to enhance the blue skies and seas, maybe that is what he is seeing ?.

    It's negative film.
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,127 moderator
    edited September 20, 2012
    The little boy sitting in the grass has a slight tint, rendering the skin and grass a little off. Otherwise they are fine.
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