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Aperture Series: Detour at Dusk (GFX 50S)
This series from f/2 through f/11 looks at a host of lens behaviors using a strongly backlit subject in deep shadow. The ability of a lens to maintain contrast in the face of such backlighting is critical to being able to make a faux HDR image using the inherent dynamic range of the camera. The Fujifilm GFX has the requisite dynamic range, but the lens plays the key role in keeping black areas black.
Also looked at here are sharpness and depth of field gains and color correction on out of focus foreground and background.
Detour at Dusk
Adobe Camera Raw 9.10.1.750. View ACR settings. Camera Profile = PROVIA/STANDARD. Diffraction mitigating sharpening used for f/11. Shadows were boosted to +100 to open up shadow areas, and the highlights were pulled down.
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