Temperature of Color

I want to make a comment before I get into the post. Posting has been sporadic over the last couple of months and I wanted to let you know I am not loosing interest in the blog but rather have take a rough break in the action so to speak. While I am home I have not wanted to take my family time to post daily and when on the road I am more earnest in posting. Bottom line is that I am not going anywhere and please check back here and again for updates.
On with the post!
Earlier this month Evelyn and I were returning from Grand Haven MI on our Harley when we crossed a bridge over the Grand River north of Allendale MI. The time was about 8:45 P.M. and what we saw was breathtaking. To the spot went into my mental photo-bank for places to return to. It wasn’t until this past week when the sky was going to cooperate. With the rapid changing in sunset times I got to the bridge by 8:30 and the sun was already below the horizon. I really wanted that special time after the sun went down for this chat anyhow.
The opening image was really a mistake in not checking my camera setting before starting to shoot but it has such a rich feel to it, I made it a keeper. While standing on the side of the bridge, the thought of this post came to mind and that triggered the second series of images below.

Woking the Kelvin adjustment on the 5D Mk II, I took images from 3000K through 10000K. We have many settings on the Color Temperature from Sunny, Shade, Flash, Tungsten and also Kelvin. By adjusting the Kelvin temperature, some pretty nice looking effects can be garnered. Why not just select Tungsten for the effect. If you are shooting RAW that is possible, JPEG it is generally not so you can adjust the color temperature for a desired effect.
The image below most represented what was actually being shot and it came in around 7000K

That’s going to do it for today.

For now, take care... Doug