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Hi Ninanoki

Here is what can be done with your raw image.

All I did was bring it into PS in 16 bit and ProPhoto RGB

Convert to Lab mode

Then added a 50% gray level Layer above the original and set blend to Luminosity (this is to isolate the colors)

Then added a curves adjustment Layer and use the Auto function only on the "a" and "b" channels

Then added a posterization adjustment Layer and in this case set the levels to 5

This should give you a hue/sat colorized map of your image that is posterized to visually show you the different areas

Something similar can be done for luminosity by itself.

Now, this is not calibrated to anything so I am sure a lot more is involved.  Is this anything along the lines of which you seek?

John Wheeler

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Use a curves adjustment Layer and used the auto button on the a and b channels