RAW vs JPEG demo

K10D, 100% crops of HORSES NOSE!:

Camera-generated JPEG from the RAW below with BRIGHT tone, default settings and no pp:



Camera-generated JPEG from the RAW below with NATURAL tone, default settings and no pp:



As above but with +1 Sharpening (in camera)



RAW + Silkypix with all default settings (including "Natural" sharpening), except contrast very slightly increased (1.5 to 1.65) to match the Jpeg's:



As above but with some increased sharpening, contrast, WB, highlight control:



Full picture (though with different settings):
www.pentaxuser.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7145

Unfortunately, all I seem to be able to see is what appears to be a piece of snot coming out of its nostril

That aside, that's a nice comparison of the different processing techniques and seems to show a thumbs up for RAW processing outside of the camera.

there's an image that should appeal to my kids.
They seem to love animals.
They seem to love boogers....
why not combine the two!