[mechman]

Alright I've done a bit of testing and I've found out that using the whibal card off of the screen to attempt white balancing doesn't work. As I was setting up the shot and looking at it I realized how ridiculous it was. With the image on the screen being as bright as it was, the whibal card was in darkness - even in medium ambient light. The resulting "balanced" pictures, after adjustment in photoshop, took on an extreme blue push. Unfortunately I cannot post the result. Being disgusted with myself for even thinking of it as a possibility, I discarded the images - quicker than the recycle bin could save them!

I then set up the whibal on the screen and looked for what to use to project my white light on the screen. The few that know me here know I've always got a hockey game saved. So ice it is! I took two shots each of low - no ambient light, medium ambient light, and high ambient light. I then took shots of Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure. As soon as I'm done with the conversions I'll post them.

But first a quick question for anyone here (and reading this for that matter). My thought process has me thinking that the ice shots I took, of each ambient light value, could be white balancing reference shots for good. Meaning I shouldn't have to retake them every time I take new shots, I could use the ones I took today. I'd appreciate anyone's input on this. Does it sound valid? I do know that tonight I will take 6 more reference shots when there's no daylight coming in. What do you think?