Handheld Tests of Supra800 Exposed at 3200

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In order to do a quick test of the new Kodak Supra 800 film's ability to be pushed, I exposed a roll at ISO 3200 and took handheld pictures of the Texas Capitol at night. The building is illuminated primarily by mercury vapor lights, but the interior is illuminated by incandescent lights, with red at the top. These pictures were challenging to color correct. I did as much as I could to color correct the original scan, in order to minimize manipulating the image after the scan. The image above is a nearly full frame image. It should be noted that the capitol is built out of pink granite quarried at Marble Falls, Texas. The color is therefore unique. I don't have a reference picture handy taken during natural light, but a quick search of the internet should give an idea of what the true colors are. Below, left is a scan using default settings. The overall image is very green because of the mercury lights. On the right is the same image after setting curves prior to scanning. Black point was sight higher, green gamma was dramatically changed, and there was additional color gerymandering applied. There are still problem areas in the picture, but I stopped manipulating the curves when I got a half-way decent picture.
A couple of silhouettes:
One final image is a closeup shot of the front of the building, showing the flags flapping in the wind. Since I exposed the film at ISO 3200, the flags were captured with minimal blur.

For those interested in the sharpness and grain of the film, I've included full-resolution scans of a portion of the dome images, above, both before and after adjusting curves.

For reference, here are two links to illustrate the colors dealt with.
A nighttime overview on this page is great at illustrating the various light sources illuminating the capitol and surrounding areas.
Here is a picture of the capitol under natural daylight.