A scene or an image that has an abnormally wide range of differences between the amount of light in highlight areas and the amount of light in shadow areas is said to be "contrasty "
Describes a scene, negative, or print with very great differences in brightness between light and dark areas Opposite: flat
Higher-than-normal contrast including very bright and dark areas The range of density in a negative or print is higher than it was in the original scene
A scene, negative or print with very great differences in brightness between light and dark areas Also called harsh Opposite: flat