Tone mapping and gamut compression articles

619A6812.CR3, from A hummingbird play raw
Has some clipping, as visible in the flower, which is not taken away by tone mapping, either.




7E4A0518.CR3, from [PlayRaw] Flower
The small bright flowers were out of focus.

DSC_0106.NEF, from Dublin Bay Rose, up close.


Tone mapped:

With some contrast (via brilliance controls) in color balance rgb:
Y-clipped:


Tone mapped:

DSC_0134.NEF, from Red flower monster
Maybe too bright.


Tone mapped:

Exposure reduced, no tone mapping:

DSC08363.ARW, from Deliberately difficult gamut colors in macro shot of hex nut
Y-clipped:


Tone mapped:

DSCF0259.RAF, from Roses are red, but my lens was not new

IMG_7089.CR2, from Red Rhododendron... why are some flowers so difficult?

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