Thanks, both.
Interesting suggestion, I'll check. The camera was (and always is) set to daylight WB. If I decide later to change the WB, it's done during RAW processing.

Steve

Just done some major surgery on my beard - it has the same effect.

Steve

That is, of course, an option. However, DNG is my usual route and it's become a habit (perhaps a bad one!) to work from DNG rather than JPEG. The white/yellow sun issue is a matter of trying to understand what's going on rather than trying to emulate the JPEG. I don't like software producing output that I don't expect (perhaps because a large part of my career has involved software with safety implications if it doesn't behave as expected...).

Steve

So folks, the rational strategy is not to lust after a lens you can't afford but to keep an eye on LennyBloke's desire to have the lens. When he starts drooling, look out for a flood of bargain used lenses from his stockpile. He gets the shiny new expensive lens we know he really wants, you get the used bargains that you can afford. Simple!!

Steve

Correct. Loaded the DNG file and that's what I saw. Output immediately as jpg. All playing around with Affinity Photo (the one I'm most familiar with now) was after the jpg was created.

Steve

I took a sunset picture with the K3 yesterday, jpg and DNG files as usual. In the jpg from camera, the sun is yellow with paler bands. Processing the DNG with various programs gives the following colour for the sun (default parameters throughout):
- Ricoh/Pentax DCU 5 : white, hint of yellow bands
- Affinity Photo: white
- RawTherapee : yellow, hint of white bands
Photos below.

I fully understand that different processing engines will give different results. However, I've tried to create a yellow sun with Affinity Photo (my default processor) but failed miserably. DCU 5 is a surprise, it's the first time (for me) it hasn't reproduced the jpg output from the camera.

Any idea what might be going on?

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An intriguing picture. Can't decide whether the brown patch enhances or detracts from it. Or whether the foreground at the bottom draws the attention too much. But what the heck, I like pictures that make you think. And this is one.

Steve

Or Amazon. An order placed 2 Feb is "On the way, but it's running late". No it isn't, it arrived within a week of ordering. And another is still "Expected 14 February". Yes it was, and it had arrived by then.

Hang on. Amazon has been providing free logistics support for the Covid-19 testing programme... and some test results are taking ages to arrive . Anyone fancy signing up for Covid Prime??

Too early for beer? Yes if it's the first of the day. No if it's the last of last night.

Steve

Thanks folks.

Gareth - Undergrowth is indeed dark and shadowy. I've started another thread for folks who prefer the lighter, softer side of the plant world .

Steve

Flowers growing where I didn't plant them. Weeds? Not as long as they are growing where they're an asset to the garden. These pictures are dedicated to all who prefer lighter, softer shots to the hard darkness of undergrowth (more of that to come later...:twisted. All K3 + FA77 + 20mm tube.

Thoughts, comments etc. welcome as usual.

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