Thanks for that idea, Moose. I’ll keep it in mind for my shots.
Chris
> On 26 Aug 15, at 22:16, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I believe what you are seeing is that old bugbear of Moose's, blown red
> channel. Subtle differences of colour and brightness that form the texture of
> the surface all become the visually same colour and brightness, with the
> result of a flat looking, undifferentiated surface. The histogram here shows
> a huge spike at the top.
>
> Fortunately, whatever caused that effect squished the high values together at
> the top, only truly lopping off a relatively few pixels. Those may well be a
> result of using the relatively low DR E-510 at slightly too high an exposure.
>
> This may be a little overdone for some tastes, or too dark, etc., which could
> be done differently. But I think it shows how much tonal detail was missing
> and how it needn't be flat looking.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Nichols/Gulf_Fritillary.htm
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Nichols/Gulf_Fritillary.htm>>
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