Bring Life in a flat background

Saw this cat peeking out of a box. It had an emotional appeal, so I clicked it with my mobile phone. So it cannot be an excellent quality. Additionally, the background colors and the object are themselves very dull. However, I have tried to bring as much life into the picture as I could. What would be a better rendering? Here is my attempt in this. What would be your take?

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My fun in GIMP

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RT 5.10-309 lacam16n branch
With the Color appearance (Cam16 & JzCzHz) module:
This module, in its basic mode, is very easy to use and has what you need: luminosity, saturation and contrast.
Only with it can you obtain a good edition.


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Greetings!

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My version…

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Contrasting kitty.


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darktable 4.6.1


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Version 2

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A classic book, now 51 years old: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Cat_Likes_to_Hide_in_Boxes

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Tried to get that 3D pop… :man_shrugging:


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I tried. dt 4.6.1


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:slight_smile:

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Nice. Did you use gimp?

Nope , just mask the box and then used the watermark module …it actually works nicely on blown out skies too as they are easy to mask … poor man’s sky replacement…

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My version of the photo. Rawtherapee 5.10.


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