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The local OPC has a new Miami blue Cayman S in the showroom this week so I went down this morning to see it and take a few photos, as it would definitely be on my shortlist. It's immediately apparent that there is a lot of green in the colour which is no surprise if you look at the components in the paint code - see below. I would describe the colour as a light teal. What did surprise me though is that when I took some photos with more than one device, a lot of the green tones disappear, leaving behind what looks more like a variation of Riviera blue. The iphone seemed to capture the colour best, but still not perfect. Anyone else have similar experience?
Different digital cameras render jpegs differently. If you want accurate colors, you really need to set the white balance before shooting. Some cameras have WB preset, some you can specify the color temperature, some let you set with a gray card. 1st pic and 3rd pic looks most accurate to my eyes.
Different digital cameras render jpegs differently. If you want accurate colors, you really need to set the white balance before shooting. Some cameras have WB preset, some you can specify the color temperature, some let you set with a gray card. 1st pic and 3rd pic looks most accurate to my eyes.
Agreed. #1 and #3 are what I recall. I couldn't get a good pic that I thought captured Miami Blue...T
I'm a professional photographer and I suspect that while white balance settings and flouresent light may be contributing factors, the chief culprit is probably certain "blind spots" that almost all camera sensors have when it comes to certain blues and purples in the spectrum. For instance the violet of a Violet flower is almost impossible to render. It either photographs very purple or blue. That said I haven't actually tried photographing "Miami blue" so I can't say for sure.
I'm a professional photographer and I suspect that while white balance settings and flouresent light may be contributing factors, the chief culprit is probably certain "blind spots" that almost all camera sensors have when it comes to certain blues and purples in the spectrum. For instance the violet of a Violet flower is almost impossible to render. It either photographs very purple or blue. That said I haven't actually tried photographing "Miami blue" so I can't say for sure.
I would add that on top of that, different camera software will render images differently in jpeg format depending on how the programmers set the in-camera saturation, sharpness, exposure, contrast, and other jpeg conversion parameters.
I'm a professional photographer and I suspect that while white balance settings and flouresent light may be contributing factors, the chief culprit is probably certain "blind spots" that almost all camera sensors have when it comes to certain blues and purples in the spectrum. For instance the violet of a Violet flower is almost impossible to render. It either photographs very purple or blue. That said I haven't actually tried photographing "Miami blue" so I can't say for sure.
Thanks for your professional knowledge. I would agree with that - it's definitely more than white balance as I went back to the dealer last Sunday and took a photo through then showroom window with natural light only and the result was the same - completely lost the green hue on the Galaxy S6.
I had the same problem back in May taking some photos at a Porsche experience track day. There was a Lava orange C4S and the Samsung makes it look more like red.
Shoot it with a real camera (not a phone) in raw and you can adjust the color temperature after the fact. Should be able to dial in the exact color that way.
It's hard to photograph because it comes out different depending on lighting, which could be said of many colors. I've been shooting the Cayman since getting it few weeks ago and would say that the images from sunny days are the closest to what it looks like in real life, while overcast skies make the color darker & deeper:
10-01-2016, 03:17 PM
Miami Blue - why is it so hard to photograph?
