Snow at night with street lights...

[BalSanghera]

Tried taking some snow pics as its come down pretty fast now here but cant seem to compensate for the orange tinge from the street lights... Any advice

 

[foggy4ever]

B&W................

 

[Marc]

A reduction in colour temperature of around 35-40 will fix it or, if you want to get it right at the time of shooting, a custom white balance.

 

[BalSanghera]

Had a quick attempt in PS... Iv got work 2mw morning so really need to put camera down and step away from the computer

 

[trencheel303]

All good advice so far, it depends on your tastes as well. Whether you want to completely remove any colour cast, or leave some of the colour in to give a more real look. Sodium lighting has a very strong colour, and since there is only one colour, that's why everything appears to be in shades of grey under sodium lighting. In order to add "white balance" you really need to add a second light source, so you could get artistic and start light painting some foreground with a torch light or something. it will restore some degree of colour in to the images, and you can use it to offset the ghastly orange of the sodium street lighting.

 

[TheThistle]

quick edit...without going down the B&W route.



Graham.

 

[dinners]

Can you not set your white balance from the orange snow ?

 

[Alastair]

Shoot raw, custom white balance in post.. there are only two light sources and my guess is that they are near enough the same colour temperature. Although I don't really see much colour other than the cast from street lighting in the scene so b&w is be the easiest route. Maybe a touch of split toning to adjust the warmth of the end result.