Despite being a long-term darktable user, this time I decided to give RawTherapee a shot 
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Nice Christmas tree. Thanks for sharing.
My idea is to darken the background and cool the image.
This is the result:
20211211_FUJI9367.jpg.out.pp3 (25.3 KB)
Cheers.
Hello again,
I noted in my previous processing that there are a few things that can be improved:
- The lights on the lampposts draw too much attention.
- The star above the tree needs more luminosity.
For 1) the best thing is the clone module. Very easy:
There are 2 lampposts. With the other one the same
For 2) local adjustments. It will be at standard level because a brightness curve will be needed. But it will not be complicated at all.
- We put a spot1 on top of the lights:
- Add module Log Encoding. Press Automatic button.
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Up sliders of local contrast
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In the section All tools select in Surround: Extremly Dark. This will provide a dark background in the spot.
- Add new spot called Star2 and add module Color & Light with standard level
5b) The scope of the spot should be as follows:
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In curves: Activate Curve type: normal
And in the LL-CC curve in standard curve type move up the lower left point to the top as indicated: (to create a small radiance)
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And finally, the radiance can be made blue.
… or yellow:
Resultado final: (with white radiance):
20211211_FUJI9367-1.jpg.out.pp3 (30.5 KB)
Cheers.
Edit: I had forgotten one important thing: the scope of the spot to make the radiance. I add it in section 5b)
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Beautiful capture. Tried to enhance the glow a little but it’s difficult to not overdo it which I might have…
I used RT5.8 dev and GIMP for this one.
FUJI9367.jpg.out.pp3 (28.2 KB)
GIMP workflow:
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wonderful capture
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