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Nikon Coolpix P50 High-ISO mode: undoing it?

  • 27-08-2010 8:10pm
    #1
    pdebarra
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    I have some photos that were inadvertently taken in high-ISO mode on my P50. As they were in daylight, they're rather blue and washed-out looking.

    Is there anything I can do after the fact to "normalise" these pictures?


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  • #2
    punchdrunk
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    possibly.post some samples!


  • #3
    pdebarra
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    Thanks, punchdrunk.

    Attached are two samples of what I mean.


  • #4
    pixbyjohn
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    4933322754_ebc231315d.jpg
    DSCN5924 copy by pixbyjohn, on Flickr


  • #5
    punchdrunk
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    yes not the end of the world there,definitely salvageable!
    i'd do it for you now only im half asleep!


  • #6
    punchdrunk
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    pixbyjohn wrote: »
    4933322754_ebc231315d.jpg
    DSCN5924 copy by pixbyjohn, on Flickr

    yup! just like that! :D


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  • #7
    pdebarra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭pdebarra


    Yowzer! Perfect!

    Now, how to do it? I have GIMP, and friends of mine have between them Photoshop (bought last year) and Fireworks (CS3, I think)...

    Is this something GIMP can handle? I'm forever snapping pics like that, not noticing how the mode dial is set :(

    Appreciate the help!


  • #8
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    pdebarra wrote: »
    Yowzer! Perfect!

    Now, how to do it? I have GIMP, and friends of mine have between them Photoshop (bought last year) and Fireworks (CS3, I think)...

    Is this something GIMP can handle? I'm forever snapping pics like that, not noticing how the mode dial is set :(

    Appreciate the help!

    I used Photoshop CS5 > went to Adjustments > colour balance.
    I am sure Gimp will do it for you ok.
    It appears that your "white balance" was set to tungsten which accounts for the blueness.
    Cheers, John


  • #9
    pdebarra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭pdebarra


    Not having much luck with GIMP, although that may well be my lack of expertise rather than the software itself.

    The auto-correction doesn't do it, so I've been playing with Levels (under "Colors"), trying to pick white, black and grey points. No luck at all, unfortunately.

    Thanks for advice and assistance, guys.


  • #10
    pdebarra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭pdebarra


    In fact, when I select a bit of grey sky or sea, I get a bright yellow (sometimes pink) image.


  • #11
    pixbyjohn
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    Click on the photo I adjusted and download it from my Flickr page and save it for yourself, here >http://www.flickr.com/photos/8632585@N06/4933322754/ Good luck,
    John


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  • #12
    pdebarra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭pdebarra


    Will grab that one, and thank you for your help.

    Time to track down that Photoshop-owning friend!


  • #13
    pdebarra
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    OK, I've made some progress with GIMP.

    See attached before and after. Is this as good as I'm likely to get, or is it worth persevering? Bear in mind that both sky and sea were rather grey, as in grey.jpg, attached.

    Ah, maybe I'll make more sense of it in the morning!


  • #14
    punchdrunk
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    4933861691_007268d54e_b.jpg


  • #15
    DotOrg
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    the main problem isn't the high iso, it's the terrible white balance that's going on but any image editing software can help. here's what i did in 30 seconds in adobe lightroom


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