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Related: About this forumHey experienced photogs...........
I have a used Nikon D90 probably 5 or 6 years old. Yesterday I'm shooting pics, using RAW format and a polarizer with a 18-105? lens and all of a sudden the shots have a decidedly blue tint. I have not a clue as to why this might be occurring. Do you? It just started right in the middle of my taking pics. Color me puzzled...............
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Hey experienced photogs........... (Original Post)
Dyedinthewoolliberal
Aug 2015
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flamin lib
(14,559 posts)1. White balance may be incorrect. If you inadvertently set WB to tungsten or indoor light that would
do it. Surely someone here has a D90 and can walk you through checking settings.
Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,589 posts)2. thanks
I'll check that
rdking647
(5,113 posts)3. also were you using the lens at its widest?
sometimes if you use a polarizer with a wide angle you get weird tints from the different angles
Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,589 posts)4. Here's what one looks like
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)5. The colors don't look overly bad.
The polarizer is going to go a bit blue on you any way.
In this case, it would seem that the underexposed foreground is greatly exaggerating the effect.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)6. There's no white balance with RAW format
You have to do your white balance in post processing.