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gopher78

I took this picture using a canon 10D on a portrait setting. I've had trouble with outside shots coming out with this blue tinge. I can manually lighten it up with software but can anyone tell me why it comes out like this. Is there a different setting I should be using? I'm not real comfortable using anything but the preset settings at this time but I'll try anything. thanks

fish

Why would you use the portrait setting for a landscape? Try one on "green box" setting and let's see it.

gopher78

fish wrote:

Why would you use the portrait setting for a landscape? Try one on "green box" setting and let's see it.

I'm sorry, it was on landscape not portrait.

Shay Stephens

gopher78 wrote:

I took this picture using a canon 10D on a portrait setting. I've had trouble with outside shots coming out with this blue tinge. I can manually lighten it up with software but can anyone tell me why it comes out like this. Is there a different setting I should be using? I'm not real comfortable using anything but the preset settings at this time but I'll try anything. thanks

Try setting the white balance manually. If the white balance was set to auto, try daylight or cloudy if you don't want to set it manualy. Basically you match the white balance setting for the lighting conditions. And manual white balance is good for fine tuned adjustments. You may at times still need to color correct when post processing.

pathfinder

gopher78 wrote:

I took this picture using a canon 10D on a portrait setting. I've had trouble with outside shots coming out with this blue tinge. I can manually lighten it up with software but can anyone tell me why it comes out like this. Is there a different setting I should be using? I'm not real comfortable using anything but the preset settings at this time but I'll try anything. thanks

It looks like this image was taken under an overcast sky - I do not see shadows or a blue sky and thus this scene probably IS slightly bluer than the white you would see with sunlight.
Like Shay said - reset the lighting balance on your camera - To do this press the AW-WB button just to the right of your pentaprism on the top of the 10D. Then turn the big dial on the back of your camera as you watch the LCD on TOP of the 10D ( YOU must have this big dial switch turned on with the lever switch on the back also )- you will see a series of pictures AWB --- daylight (sunburst ) ---building with shade ----cloud( I think this is the one you wanted ) ---light Bulb(Tungsten light) ---a BIG K ( to set the color temperature )--- two skinny triangles for a custom setting ---- a zig-zag line for flash --- and a glowing tube for flourescent -

This is taken verbatim from page 50 of the manual - It also says that in the BASIC zone ( ie automatic mode which includes portrait and landscape ) that AWB ( automatic white balance) is selected automaticlly. In other words - to get to chose how you balance the light you have to use the CREATIVE zone as Canon calls it - ie: you must shoot in program mode, aperature or shutter preffered mode or best of all manual mode if you wish to avoid the camera choosing the automatic white balancing for you.

Give this a try and let this forum know if you continue to have this blue tinge in your pictures. And then show us your new creations.