Bumblebee on a flower

wrjfoto · November 21, 2025, 6:05pm

I took this photo last summer, but have now tried with darktable a new version. My idea was to develop a very natural image despite using new features such as AgX tone mapping and capture sharpening.

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tankist02 · November 21, 2025, 6:57pm

ART with AgX (Kodak film/paper):

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age · November 21, 2025, 7:37pm

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Tim · November 21, 2025, 7:41pm

I don’t have AgX yet, but here is my attempt with FilmicRGB.

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Popanz · November 21, 2025, 8:32pm

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Jetze · November 21, 2025, 8:48pm

Lovely photo!

Hope you like this, kind regards, Jetze

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gigaturbo · November 21, 2025, 9:19pm

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commutergraphics · November 21, 2025, 9:45pm

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siamak · November 21, 2025, 11:25pm

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Terry · November 22, 2025, 12:19am

I resisted the temptation to over sharpen the image. I only applied the default capture sharpening which is new to DT5.3 and I applied a diffuse or sharpen preset I have saved for texture. I used shadow and highlights to maximise the flower details and a little tone equalizer to lift the black on the bee. DT 5.3 with AgX. Great capture.
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