Color problem

[Yka59]

Hi. Since I'm new to Nikonites I hope this is the right place, sorry if not. Where is my color problem, used the same set up in same light before but now it turned red?
Thank you for your help in advance... Yka

 

[Needa]

Without the EXIF data my guess would be white balance.

 

[BF Hammer]

If auto white balance is not cutting it with an indoor performance like this, you will have to learn how to set a custom white balance for the event venue lights. Or shoot Raw+Jpeg and correct white balance in post.

 

[Yka59]

Hi and thank you very much. Like I said, new to this then of course I forgot the EXIF data, but here they are;
Colour Space: sRGB
Components Configuration: 1, 2, 3, 0
Compressed Bits Per Pixel: 4
Contrast: Normal
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Date Time Digitised: 17. 2. 2025 at 21:37:32
Date Time Original: 17. 2. 2025 at 21:37:32
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1
Exif Version: 2.3
Exposure Bias Value: 0
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Program: Shutter priority
Exposure Time: 1/160
File Source: DSC
Flash: Off, did not fire
FlashPix Version: 1.0
FNumber: 2,8
Focal Length: 120
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 120
Gain Control: High gain up
Light Source: unknown
Max Aperture Value: 3
Metering Mode: other
Pixel X Dimension: 6 016
Pixel Y Dimension: 4 016
Saturation: Normal
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Scene Type: A directly photographed image
Sensing Method: One-chip colour area sensor
Sensitivity Type: Recommended exposure index (REI)
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: unknown
Sub-second Time: 10
Sub-second Time Digitised: 10
Sub-second Time Original: 10
User Comment:
White Balance: Auto white balance
AFInfo: 0,304, 0,595, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,345, 0,595, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,387, 0,595, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,435, 0,613, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,484, 0,613, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,534, 0,613, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,586, 0,595, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,628, 0,595, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,669, 0,595, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,262, 0,539, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,304, 0,539, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,345, 0,539, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,387, 0,539, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,435, 0,547, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,484, 0,547, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,534, 0,547, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,586, 0,539, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,628, 0,539, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,669, 0,539, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,711, 0,539, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,262, 0,483, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,304, 0,483, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,345, 0,483, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,387, 0,483, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,435, 0,481, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,484, 0,481, 0,031, 0,039, F, 0,534, 0,481, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,586, 0,483, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,628, 0,483, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,669, 0,483, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,711, 0,483, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,262, 0,427, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,304, 0,427, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,345, 0,427, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,387, 0,427, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,435, 0,415, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,484, 0,415, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,534, 0,415, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,586, 0,427, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,628, 0,427, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,669, 0,427, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,711, 0,427, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,304, 0,371, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,345, 0,371, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,387, 0,371, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,435, 0,349, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,484, 0,349, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,534, 0,349, 0,031, 0,039, n, 0,586, 0,371, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,628, 0,371, 0,027, 0,034, n, 0,669, 0,371, 0,027, 0,034, n
Flash Compensation: 0
Focus Distance: 3,981
Focus Mode: AI Servo AF
Image Number: 32 356
Image Stabilisation: Off
Lens ID: 6 001 152 606 949 629 954
Lens Info: 80, 200, 2,8, 2,8
Lens Model: AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED

I never use the flash, so it was off.

 

[Needa]

Nothing egregious in the EXIF, I would compare to previous. Interestingly the iso is not listed. Were you shooting with highlight metering trying not to blow out the reflections off the instrument, listed as other. BF has a good point about custom white balance.

 

[BF Hammer]

Post your resolution please. It helps the next person searching for the same answer.

 

[hark]

I opened this in Photoshop then went over to Camera RAW (which has the same tools as Lightroom but in a different layout). I used the eye dropper tool to perform an Auto White Balance where the blue/yellow slider went all the way to -100 then I went back to Photoshop. I had to repeat the process because the yellow needed to be toned down even more than was allowable the first time. Is this more along the lines of what you were aiming for?

 

[hark]

Did you use a flash? If not, my guess is the stage lights are LED. Those aren't always easy to photograph. Was your shutter speed the same this time as it was when you photographed there the last time? There are flicker rates with bulbs, and different shutter speeds capture the LED glow differently.

One time I took photos of a high school's video. The school's lights in the video were fluorescent, and I used a slow enough shutter speed that the light showed up as green in some part of the photo while being purple in other areas of the image. That was really wild because I was taking stills of the video which was being shown in a dark room. It never dawned on me that the flicker rate captured by the video would even factor in, but it did.

 

[Yka59]

Post your resolution please. It helps the next person searching for the same answer.

Hi. Spot metering, never for ex. matrix inside in this conditions. I'll try both the RAW and customising the WB next time. If it helps I'll be quiet, if not, I'll be back! Thank you for the help

Nothing egregious in the EXIF, I would compare to previous. Interestingly the iso is not listed. Were you shooting with highlight metering trying not to blow out the reflections off the instrument, listed as other. BF has a good point about custom white balance.

 

[Yka59]

Did you use a flash? If not, my guess is the stage lights are LED. Those aren't always easy to photograph. Was your shutter speed the same this time as it was when you photographed there the last time? There are flicker rates with bulbs, and different shutter speeds capture the LED glow differently.

One time I took photos of a high school's video. The school's lights in the video were fluorescent, and I used a slow enough shutter speed that the light showed up as green in some part of the photo while being purple in other areas of the image. That was really wild because I was taking stills of the video which was being shown in a dark room. It never dawned on me that the flicker rate captured by the video would even factor in, but it did.

Hi. I never use a flash... Shutter speed here is alway 160. Like I wrote above, I'll try the RAW and the customising we will see if it helps... Thank you...

 

[Needa]

Hi. Spot metering, never for ex. matrix inside in this conditions. I'll try both the RAW and customising the WB next time. If it helps I'll be quiet, if not, I'll be back! Thank you for the help

Just out of curiosity what part of the scene did you spot meter.

 

[Yka59]

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