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SWIGIT, Figure 2

Figure 2. This example shows nonlinear contrast adjustments. Left: original image; Middle: enhancement of shadow and highlight areas, at the expense of midrange tones; Right: enhancement of midrange tones, at the expense of shadow and highlight areas.

Figure 2 is a series of three side-by-side photographs of the same car and bus. The left is the original; the middle looks faded; the right is highly contrasted, at the expense of shadow and highlight areas.

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