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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

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