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Lincoln Memorial at night, when only the internal overhead lighting
contributes to color temperature.
Now we’re dealing with mostly incandescent lighting, which
has a lower color temperature (most bulbs used on large
buildings like this one are of the Photoflood variety, and
about 3200K in output). There’s a bit of overhead fluorescent
in the Monument as well, but the incandescent pretty much
overwhelms it where Lincoln sits.
From left to right: 3000K, 3200K, 3400K, 5000K, 6000K. All
camera settings and Nikon Capture settings otherwise the same.
You should notice in the above examples that as the color
temperature on the camera is set higher than the actual value
of the lighting, a red/orange cast appears in the photo. The
further we get from the actual color temperature, the more
distinct that cast is.
So remember that orange cast on the outside of the building?
That was caused by setting a color temperature higher than
the actual color temperature. Most of the building was lit by
