Originally Posted by
Jonathan Ashton
Stu - yes typo I should have written "note". When processing in DPP it can be very surprising how much the colours change when using the dropper tool. When possible try to go for grey to white and in an area that is not going to be influenced by reflected light that would cause a cast. Have a look at the Fine Tune box - sometimes just 1 click in the Blue to Azure direction can give the look that had been eluding you.
I know this can complicate matters but it is often worthwhile making your "Standard" camera setting conversion and then try one that is "Neutral" and then ask yourself which is the more pleasing result. I also check out other settings but keep an eye on the sharpening that is associated with different camera settings - they do vary considerably - especially the "Fine Detail" setting.
You may also look at remapping the Histogram using some slight adjustments in the Gamma, look at the effects of the right, central and left sliders, don't forget it is easy to go back to default with a click of the left facing curved arrow at the top of the palette. I am not indicating you would do this as a matter of routine but I think it does help in image manipulation to know as much as you can about what is at your disposal in DPP. George Cairns has been doing some free tutorials in CPN website - they may help - they are downloadable so you can easily refer to them.
I am hoping to get some shots of hares maybe next week, poor light and rain for next few days.