I think i am finally getting better with these settings.. what do you think

[Photo Lady]

okay back to square one.. i appreciate everyones help... i am going to conquer this problem..

NO! No, no, NO!! NOT back to square one, just another step in the path of your progress. You don't learn every step all at once, You're getting the important steps, the in-camera steps sorted first which is the way to do it. The post-processing stuff, you can always go back and correct that later.

I think it is my old monitor,,getting a new one ,,plus shooting in raw it improved

 

[Photo Lady]

Shooting in RAW is always a good plan, but if you don't want to use the storage space, or don't have the software to deal with it, it's not the end of the world. Not sure why your images are coming out this way, Nikon is generally very good at AWB, especially in out-of-doors situations. To start, try matching your WB setting to the conditions (sun, cloud, shade, incandescent, etc).

You also need to be able to "see" what the final colours should look like, and then you can correct to them. 99% of the time using the colour-balance tool (or equivalent on your software) will get you decently close; simply adding/decreasing the blue/yellow levels will suffice. There is also lots of freeware (Gimp, Raw Therapee) which may make this easier. Again, remember that this is something that's fixable in post, it's not like you've cut half of of someone's arm off.

thank you

 

[Irishwhistler]

I really like the Cedar Waxwings.

Mike

 

[Photo Lady]

I really like the Cedar Waxwings.

Mike

thank you they are my favorites,, hope they are back tomorrow

 

[Photo Lady]

Here are some test photos from early this morning in the rain..I use the roo for test photos.. please tell me if you think the WB has improved.. i still don't know the color you are seeing so i trust your judgement better then mine..to me there is still alot of brown overtones ... thank you