That’s a valid point. @ArekHalusko has posted stunning HDR landscapes – sometimes more contrasty/saturated than what I prefer, but always very well done. It all comes down to preferences. Of the more realistic renditions, I think the one from @difrkaguilar is probably closest to what one would have experienced on the spot – the Sun is still up, so the foreground was probably quite well lit. My own version is a lot darker, both the sky and forground – it’s a different mood, perhaps.
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Ya I was loosely following the OP’d image as a guide for exposure and overall look… personally in shots like this I often like a black or very dark silhouette of the foreground and then amp up and feature the sky.
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Not too bad overall but needs more light in the foreground. I think it was around 730-45am so there was quite a bit of light
Almost there I think the frosty grass was lit up a bit more. The sun looks good.
ah pretty good, kind of like looking into the sun and seeing a softened landscape look.
Ok so just switched to 4.4.2 and using the Sigmoid module and getting same results as ones posted here VS what the edited sample I posted with way less modules instances. Hmm I have to say its quite the difference. Also DT is much faster too 
Guess gonna go back to chasing the dragon and always update like a few years back.
Ah now I need to go get a 26er of Vodka and stay home and tweak out on re-editing photos lol
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So, did you open the vodka already? 
I might have to revisit your photo also… will post results if I do.
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Still smashing buttons and moving sliders to see what happens will have to get the bottle soon lol
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I feel like 4.4 is almost perfect for the way I use it now… although I’ll probably change my mind when someone brings in something new!
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The primaries module and addition to sigmoid offer nice tools to tweak color… you could run a nightly build in parallel to try them… maybe you already do?? I cant recall who sticks to releases and who doesn’t…
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Err… yeah I forgot about those new bits…
I do have a 4.5 build installed but haven’t actually used it much…
Its a great module for skies skin foliage… not something you couldn’t do with the channel mixer but often a simple tweak to the primary hue and or the purity just fixes things like blue lighting and various aspects of the skies or flowers with red/yellow… great for foliage as well I find for me many shots esp the ones on phones but in general the hue of grass and leaves is off and very easy to make pleasing… I think you will find yourself using it…
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But it’s very hard to make high frequency nature believable in this format. It takes a wall print to make the details look alive.
Playing with primaries. Not sure I have added much to what has already been done, but managed to waste a lot of time.
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Hi, with my edit I aimed for a “softer” and brighter image
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The frost on the grass looks pretty good in this one. Not bad edit
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A little to muted/flat for my linking but the clouds and the exposure above the sun star are pretty well done.
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This one is my favorite based on the way you managed the sun glare, the sky - and other delicate areas.
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