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Examples: Mt Conness Watershed (Canon 5DS R)
Examples from the Hoover Wilderness east of Yosemite.
Burned tree trunks amid young trees
Considerable contrast control used to convert this image and yet no contrast was added. ACR settings, Camera Profile = Adobe Standard, color fringing corrected.
This shot f/13 was dulled somewhat by diffraction, but diffraction-mitigating sharpening perked up the micro contrast. The lighting was extremely contrasty due to the bright sky and nearly black tree trunks, and yet the 11-24/4L delivers exceptional contrast with no sign of flare or veiling haze. Image quality of the 5DS R held up very well here in spite of the push and raising the shadows, due to a near-perfect ETTR exposure (could have taken ~1/2 stop more exposure).
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Canon EOS 5DS R + 24mm
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