[NHCOLL-L:5488] RE: Colour of thin section images

[malcolm McCallum]

All you need is any standard color calibration image for digital or
other imaging.

Then, you can determine if its camera settings needing to be adjusted.

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Burkhalter, Roger J. <rjb at ou.edu> wrote:
> We have taken good images of clastic and carbonate thin sections by
> minimizing variables and using camera raw images and a custom camera profile
> in Adobe Lightroom for processing. We use a trinocular petrographic
> microscope with a microscope/camera adapter for a plain slr camera, in this
> case a Canon dslr. In our setting, we use color temperature (not white
> balance) matched to the light source, keep the light source at maximum,
> adjusting light input through the field diaphragm and condenser. The light
> source at maximum is critical as lower settings reduce the color temperature
> on typical tungsten halogen lamps resulting in a color shift to orange.  In
> my experience, color problems are mostly the result of light source
> temperature issues based on the microscope lamp intensity control. By using
> camera raw image capture, adjustments can be post-processed to optimum
> colors and those settings saved as a camera profile.  If the settings used
> are consistent, the profile can be used for images batch processing.  This
> should not change with the microscope’s petrologic analyzer or Bertrand
> lens.
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> These options work for us, your equipment may be far different (factory ccd
> camera, etc.). I am not aware of a color calibration slide for petrographic
> images, I would be grateful to hear if one exists.
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> Roger
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> Roger J Burkhalter
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> Collection Manager
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> From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu]
> On Behalf Of Christian Baars
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 6:38 AM
> To: 'NHCOLL-L at LISTS.YALE.EDU'
> Subject: [NHCOLL-L:5485] Colour of thin section images
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> Hi,
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> we are having slight issues with the colours of images captured using a
> digital camera from a petrological microscope. The colours on images of
> petrological thin sections are never quite like those seen through the eye
> pieces. This can be adjusted using Photoshop but if taking a large series of
> images this can be quite laborous; it would be better to capture the correct
> colours in the first place.
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> Capturing images from stereomicroscopes we use a colour chart to calibrate
> the camera and to do a white balance prior to taking photos. With a
> petrological microscope this is obviously not possible, but I am wondering
> whether the principle may be.
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> Does anyone use a thin section with a standard material that appears to be
> white under the petrological microscope (plain polarized light)? Using
> simply a clear glass slide is not an option as we would just be calibrating
> the camera against the colour of the light from the lamp which is not
> necessarily white. Instead, we are looking for a material that we can use to
> make up a standard thin section for setting up a white balance.
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> Any ideas would be gratefully appreciated.
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> Kind regards
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> Christian
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> Dr Christian Baars
> Department of Geology
> National Museum Wales
> Cathays Park
> Cardiff CF10 3NP
> UK
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