In this photograph, I get very different results every time I develop it.
I would like to see other points of view…
You help me?
20220808_0130.CR2 (20.7 MB)
20220808_0130_04.CR2.xmp (15.5 KB)
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I’m only seeing the .xmp file. No raw file is there.
Apologies and thanks for letting me know.
I have already solved.
With RT-dev:
And with DT4.0.1
Cheers!
It being a high contrast image, and my being a fan of B&W, I pulled this in a slightly different direction…
In doing so, I think it preserves the water and its various reflections as the primary draw of the image.
Looks like it was a lovely August day in the sun. Thanks for the chance to enjoy this shot.
My ART edit file:
20220808_0130.CR2.arp (46.9 KB)
The image is of high contrast, and so was the day, since while we were enjoying nature, not far from there, there was a fire.
The smoke from that fire is precisely what you see above the mountains in the background.
@dqpcoxeas Ha! So I brought out the natural beauty of the distant air pollution (and its reflection). 
Excellent photo! I took very few steps to come to a result I like. dt 4.0
A second attempt at this image. My original idea was to darken the surroundings so that they form a frame around the sand and the people. This time I have taken it a little farther. I also warmed the colour of the sand. Done in GIMP. I see now that others have had the same idea!
Hmm…the advantage of a raw file.
I have done a quick edit in DT. However, the cameras exposure was skewed to the left leaving the shadows underexposed and without detail so I felt limited in what I could do with the shadows. I recommend for best editing start with a well exposed shot and avoid clipping of the shadows or the highlights. I use auto exposure bracketing to improve my success rate.
, here’s mine:
