Colour Temperature -Snow

[jaker]

In the Uk snow is a relatively rare occurance but we have just had a covering of about 2-3 inches lasting a couple of days. Getting snow shots of landscapes become a priority when it happens. What colour temperature  should one set files that about to be converted from raw to tiff? I took a reading using my whibal which registered about 10,500 k, this has produced a pleasing warm  effect -almost sepia
in style but is it accurate ?

[Blendenteufel]

That depends entirely on the light source. Since snow should be grey to white, try setting the WB in the snow. But beware, snow is easily blown out, if exposed correctly...

On the other hand, it depends entirely on your "rendering intent" (eg. icy cool - give it a blue tint by setting the WB artificially low to Tungsten) ;-)

[John.Murray]

One of the advantages of RAW - no "actual" wb is being written, just a camera setting.  I always bracket 1/2 stop.  I generally season WB to taste, but if accuracy is important - shoot a gray card.

[jaker]

Thanks Jaker