One of my favourite lenses is my 50mm 1.4. It gets wicked sharp photos and allows me to shoot anywhere from night time handheld to quick shooting street photography. Mind you I have a Canon 7D, so there is a crop factor, which only means I have to take a few steps back sometimes to properly frame. I am interested in getting a 28mm 1.8 to counteract the crop. But anyhow, on a recent trip to Ottawa, I went skating on the canal with my lovely Lisa and some friends, and I only brought my 50mm lens. Now in Ottawa, its cold and snowy, which brings me to shooting in RAW. I did not want to be fiddling around with camera settings while on skates and missing out on candid moments, so I have a basic quick set up and then shoot in RAW, which allows me to make adjustments later in post. Mostly the white balance. As I’ll show you in the photos. Most of the time Auto white balance does a fine job, but when you have lots of snow on the ground, the white balance leans towards a cooler shot, as in more blue. Anyhow, here are the photos, and the adjustments. Some of you may like the colder photos, some of you may like the warmer ones.
Maxwell Danger Photography 