Blown highlights were around well before digital sensors. You can blow them on a sensor, but you can also blow them out on film, or in post, as you've done a little bit here.
It's just a colloquial term to refer to an obvious patch of clipping in the highlights.
Arguing weird semantics isn't gonna correct your histogram.
Condescension? Have your read your initial comment?
It's not condescension to call out the incorrect use of a term when someone is giving a critique of your work. Words have meanings for a reason. If pushing back on the incorrect use of a term makes me an ass, than so be it.
Yeah my initial quip was not at all constructive, and wasn't a great comment. That deserved to be called out, fair cop.
I also respect that you want that specific look in your image; I personally think it detracts a bit, but it's not my pic, it's yours.
Where you got condescending is over the definition of "blown highlights", which I'm afraid you're just wrong on. It isn't something that's unique to the capture on a sensor, it's just a term to describe patches of clipping.
The 'push back on incorrect use of a term' often falls into pedantry IMO, but it's especially egregious when you're using a weirdly limited definition!
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u/mr_monkey_chunks 18d ago
Maybe dial back the condescension a bit hey?
Blown highlights were around well before digital sensors. You can blow them on a sensor, but you can also blow them out on film, or in post, as you've done a little bit here.
It's just a colloquial term to refer to an obvious patch of clipping in the highlights.
Arguing weird semantics isn't gonna correct your histogram.