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but i don't mind.  it's simple and beautiful.  best, j

Jamie

Thanks a lot for your comments.

Beautiful capture, I have not noticed the reds to be blown but I am not as 'trained an eye' as Jamie. Your corrected image looks lovely as well.

Gail

Thanks a lot for your visit and comments.

I also found the blown bits only by looking at the histogram.

When I don't look at the histogram as the last step of processing, this is what happens!

Hi Ranga,

A lovely scene , well composed.

The Canon PowerShot, as do all digital camera devices have limited dynamic range as measured in my lab. Despite all what is written about any camera, the "effective" dynamic range is a function of several functions, some of which are out of the control of the user. It is always a good choice to under expose the entire scene to be certain that no area does become saturated. In flower and leaf images, this is not always easy, even with the best DSLR cameras. In a normal scene , under manual exposure control, I have detected highlight areas on the leaves due to moisture, and other higher reflective properties of the leaves other than what the eye can see.

As for histogram readings from the camera or from post processing , these are only these are only approximate at best. A well shot image that contains a true 12 bits of image data across the spectrum, has 4096 discrete levels to report. No camera graphical display has nearly enough resolution to analyze what is present. Many cameras do have an outlined flashing highlight feature that shows the areas that are over exposed to help the user to select the proper exposure.

In my lab, I have instruments that read out the "on-off" (bit level) across an exposed scene for every pixel used for every color formed . This can amount to over 50, 000 and up to 500,000 discrete points that contribute to the intensity pattern formed across an image.

In reality, a trained eye and our eye's natural capability fall far short of seeing all that really occurs at the color and luminance level within a scene.

Best Regards, Mike

Mike

Thanks a lot for your comments and the exhaustive observations.

I also try to gleam some info from the raw processing s/w histogram apart from in-camera display, which hopefully is somewhat better.

The eye may not be able to record all the nuances in the variation, but the mind should be quick enough to spot the lack of richness in patches. That I suppose comes with dedicated and continuous application.

Thanks again and Regards.

Hi Ranga,

You are using the tools that are available and that is good.

Yes, as observers, we can only strive to improve our individual skill level to make

the best decisions about how to manage our work.

In many technical fields, I am considered an "expert visual observer" , having a high understanding of the many factors that need to be considered for any analysis task. However,  these complex sciences are a never ending learning experience for myself.

Best Regards my friend, Mike