Will this work? Using yellow filters to get more detail.

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Yellow filters in front of the lens help you alot, when you're shooting black and white, as you are blocking the blue light out, nature seems to look a lot more contrasty. This is a typical trick, that BW still photographers have used for ages to enhance their pictures.

Using an HPX170 I can clearly see a difference. Not that I have used yellow filters, but in post-production, I can see that when I make my footage yellow/red theres a lot more detail than when I make my footage BLUEish. Probably something to do with that the color red is a color with more luminance than blue, hence more detail.

Well...then I was thinking. What if I use a yellow/reddish filter in front of my lens, but then set my internal white balance on the camera to a lower Kelvin degree, to compensate for my yellow picture, making it neutral again. Will this leave me at the same place as when I did not use a yellow filter in front of my lens, using a standard 5600K white balance outdoor? Or will it leave me with more detail in the skies?
 
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Just try it and you will find out. I white balance through gels for special effects (but never shoot through a strong color). While your reasoning is interesting, my guess is that you will have problems with grain. I have white balanced to extremely low color temperatures like candle light and it never seems to be as clear as when I shoot at a preset and massage it in post.

Try it out.


Jason
 
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