No face detection? It noticed there was a baby in my picture and commented on the expression:
https://keegan.regaind.io/p/XCBCz-9_TrC31c4Opa1mdQ
I'm sure there are many different definitions of face detection. Care to elaborate on what kind of face detection it doesn't have?
But it loves contrast, no? Global contrast as well as local contrast.
It does like contrast! Hm, the score change is sufficiently low to be within the error bars I'd say.
I agree that the upped clarity is less beautiful, but it adds a nice touch of sharpness which Keegan likes a lot as well!
The first one looks too blurry to me and the second too sharp; did you try an intermediate one?
You can do a lot worse with contrast/clarity than that.