city streest/night shots

 >I've got the streets, regular nightimes and the camera however it seems that
 >whatever settings I use the image is getting flooded with yellow from the
 >sodium lighting. When I try to correct them afterwards (PS7) there is simply
 >not enough blue channel content to get a balanced image

Try setting a custom white balance. But no matter what you do, if
there's no blue light shining on the scene, you'll have to add blue
later if you don't want a yellow image.

-Joel

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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman wrote:
  > >I've got the streets, regular nightimes and the camera however it
seems that
  > >whatever settings I use the image is getting flooded with yellow
from the
  > >sodium lighting. When I try to correct them afterwards (PS7) there
is simply
  > >not enough blue channel content to get a balanced image
 >
 > Try setting a custom white balance. But no matter what you do, if
 > there's no blue light shining on the scene, you'll have to add blue
 > later if you don't want a yellow image.

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   >> >I've got the streets, regular nightimes and the camera however it
   >> >seems that whatever settings I use the image is getting flooded
   >> >with yellow from the sodium lighting. When I try to correct them
   >> >afterwards (PS7) there is simply not enough blue channel content
   >> >to get a balanced image
  >>
  >> Try setting a custom white balance. But no matter what you do, if
  >> there's no blue light shining on the scene, you'll have to add blue
  >> later if you don't want a yellow image.
 >
 >Is it possible that "flooded with yellow" actually reflects reality?

It probably does reflect reality, but the that's the catch. The human
mind is extraordinarily good at compensating for different lighting
conditions, and, in this case, sees the yellow scene as though it's
white. In order to look "real," though, the photograph has to be more
balanced.

This is just an extreme case of why WB is necessary to begin with.

-Joel

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