Darks and Lights, the 'Yin-Yang' of Vision Depends on Luminance

We all know the disappointment when, after a wonderful snapshot, the details in the photo are at much lower contrast than seen before with our own eyes. A recent study by Rahimi-Nasrabadi et al. revealed that this is because human vision accounts for actual luminance range and for accompanied asymmetric changes in dark and light contrasts.

Automated summary

The disappointment of lower contrast details in photos compared to what we see with our own eyes is due to human vision adapting to actual luminance range and asymmetric changes in dark and light contrasts.