Use of Grey Card: simple approach

Dave New: I thank you very much, I am sorry that I am not great at english comp and sentences but you understood enough to give an good answer:: Thanks

Lauren,

Your question is answered by just taking several shots. In one case with the WhiBal over the flower getting the same bright sunlight.

Then take several others in areas you might think has something else going on. For example, it might be that a huge green hedge on one side is reflecting a lot of green to a group of people there.

So using the WhiBal reading for the flower, will be perfect for that flower.

It might not be also perfect for people by the green hedge. So for them only, use the WhiBal shot with the card in that area.

You process two separate copies of the scene with the flower and use the corrected portion each. So you cut the portion of one picture with the people by the green hedge and add it back into the picture with the corrected flower in the center.

I hope that this might be clear and helpful.

It is not original, just a different way of saying what has already been said.

When you cut parts of an image, select, then go down to "Feather" and feather say 20 pixels. That way when you pasted that layer to the main image, the edge will not sure. A great trick is to always select along hard edges like edges of trees or buildings, or a pathway.

This is not always possible.

If there is just a green lawn or a bed of flowers or else water, then make your selection irregular and zig zag it so the eye does not pick up an edge easily where the join is made.

I hope that is some help to you.

However, if in doubt, just WhiBal your flower, and it probably will be fine with no further work needed!

Let us kow how it goes.

Asher

Asher Thanks a lot a lot of good answer here:

A not so simple approach...

It seems we could merge these threads...
at least some more comments can be found here...