Mars’ landscape is renowned for its deep red hue. Relying on your rover’s auto white balance setting will cause its camera to over-compensate and produce unnatural-looking results. To get accurate colour rendition you’ll want to take more control over your camera and set your white balance manually.
The Solution
Bring a piece of white card with you on your journey, or attach one to your rover if shooting tethered. Use this to manually set your white balance. And don’t forget to re-set your white balance as you move around the landscape to ensure you get accurate colours.
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Posted on Thursday, August 9th, 2012 at 1:24 pm under Landscape, Photography Tips.
Tags: black and white photography, camera tips, DSLR tips, ISO sensitivity, landscape photography, night photography, white balance
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