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Topic: gray light

Posted By: george
Subject: gray light
Date Posted: 4/30/09 at 10:58am

Hi,

I'm trying to make dreary rainy London light. Any suggestions on a combonation of gels to get this. I need to do this tomorrow so I can't order anything. They have your basic arrays of reds and blues, some magenta and amber. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

george

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Posted By: TimmyP1955
Date Posted: 1/02/10 at 2:10pm

When visiting Scotland some years back, I found that the yellow street lights removed all of the color from my vision. I did not realize this until a car passed and its headlights shone onto a shop window - the "black & white" handbill in the window turned to full 3-color.

Posted By: george
Date Posted: 3/05/10 at 12:18am

So do you think straw---cause i have used this and it makes people look jaundice yellow. And if mixed with blue, will make people look green. What sort of yellow? I'll take any thoughts.
Thanks.
george

Posted By: doublezero420
Date Posted: 5/25/10 at 1:28pm

A combo of yellow and a pale pink or lavender should eliminate the jaundice look and enhance the "grey light" look you're going for.

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aaron

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