Opinions wanted, red sensitivity issue perhaps?

http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/tulips

Saw these today. So I shot 'em.
But ... what's with the red sensitivity?
The specific complaint -- they look flat.
There's no texture in the red. Looks like Kodak film did this?
(6*** mode).

Can they be processed to improve the appearance?
images 2031 & earlier were shot ISO 800 by mistake.
Later were ISO200 minus 1 stop.
(I'm using PS Elements 2.0)
Pentax *ist DS, A*85/1.4.

Sincerely,

Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.brendemuehl.net

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot
lose"
-- Jim Elliott

Cheesehead wrote:
http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/tulips

Saw these today. So I shot 'em.
But ... what's with the red sensitivity?
The specific complaint -- they look flat.
There's no texture in the red. Looks like Kodak film did this?
(6*** mode).

Can they be processed to improve the appearance?
images 2031 & earlier were shot ISO 800 by mistake.
Later were ISO200 minus 1 stop.
(I'm using PS Elements 2.0)
Pentax *ist DS, A*85/1.4.

I have the same problem with some tulips and poppies. Poppies are even
worse as they are almost translucent.

Cheesehead wrote:
http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/tulips

Saw these today. So I shot 'em.
But ... what's with the red sensitivity?
The specific complaint -- they look flat.
There's no texture in the red. Looks like Kodak film did this?
(6*** mode).

Can they be processed to improve the appearance?
images 2031 & earlier were shot ISO 800 by mistake.
Later were ISO200 minus 1 stop.
(I'm using PS Elements 2.0)
Pentax *ist DS, A*85/1.4.

Looks like the red went out of gamut. A raw file might be in order for
shooting something this saturated, then you can adjust the saturation
to get all the colors in gamut, or use a color space with a wider one.

Scott