help me with the WB

[nicole77]

Hi guys, same location, same time, i took 2 pics with different WB setting, help me decide which one looks better and why?

it was a raining day, this pond is inside the dusty glass house and there were two tungsten lights with quite strong yellow light.

WB Tungsten for 1st one


WB Daylight for 2nd one


Thanks everyone!!!

[adamjacob]

I really like the color in the second photo, but I like the organization of the first shot. Maybe even clone stamping out the reflection in the water might make the second photo not seem so cluttered.

[nicole77]

I c, thank you very much for your opinion!

[MovingStill]

Actually, the colour (and hence the WB setting) works in both images. In this situation it's really a creative decision rather than which is right (or best).

A tip: Shoot in RAW if your camera supports it - it enables you to change settings like WB later on and you can easily make different versions of an image without irreversibly altering the original image.

[nicole77]

Thank you guys so much! coz some ppl don't like the bluey water colour and saying i didn't use the right WB, it does look different to the real colour, but personaly i like it because it is different, if this is a creative decision, i guess i just need to be confident of what i like. thanks everyone for making my day!

[kencaleno]

Next time you shoot under tungsten lighting try auto white balance-you will often get a better result-Tungsten white balance setting in your camera is rated 3400Kelvin,which is studio tungsten,while domestic tungsten is rated at between 2500kelvin and 3200Kelvin- 3400 kelvin will result in images that are too blue.

[EngagePhoto]

I liked WB Tungsten for 1st one.