Death on the Rocks

[MikeOliveri]

I took this photo for the 52 Weeks self-portrait group on Flickr. I'm fairly happy with it, but I'm wondering if I could have framed it better and/or tweaked the lighting/color. I set up a custom white balance under a kitchen lamp with compact fluorescent bulbs. There was also natural light coming in from the window (which unfortunately got reflected on the front of the glass).

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2325/2206709864_37027343ef.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeoliveri/2206709864/)

Shot with a PowerShot G2. Full EXIF data can be found here (http://flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=2206709864), but in general I killed the flash and turned on macro mode. The camera was set to Program mode and it selected an ISO of 50.

[Nathan deGargoyle]

If you panned slightly to the left you would have got the skull at the lower right third point and wouldn't have turned JD into aD. ;)

Otherwise I like it

[MikeOliveri]

Thanks, Nathan! I'm thinking about reshooting this one when I get a DSLR, and I'll keep that in mind.

[jdepould]

The white balance really bothers me, CF bulbs are such a pain. It's just really warm and green to me.

[MikeOliveri]

That's the other problem -- the wife painted the walls green. :) So that could be why some of the warmth/green is there. What do you feel would be the best way to fix it? Lightbox of some kind, or change the white balance in camera (or post) somehow?

[FrankenPengie]

Check your white balance. I think you need a custom setting for this space. Look at page 71 of <u>your User Guide (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=SupportDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=222&modelid=7476#DownloadDetailAct)</u>.

[MikeOliveri]

That's what I did. The camera came up with this white balance all by its lonesome. But again, I've got green walls and mixed light sources, so maybe that's the problem?