Darktable Tricks

One more:

soft light illumination with bloom module.

this is the starting point:

I would like to draw even more attention to dimly lit houses on the horizon

So first I need to brighten up this local area (exposure module with drown mask):

Now I’m activating “bloom” module in “effects tab”, increasing size to 70% reducing threshold to about 25% and increasing strength to 70%.
blend - uniformly
blend mode - multiply:

Here is before and after:

One more before and after:

The values of bloom module, which I mentioned above, are of course adapted to the corresponding motif. Accordingly, they serve only as an orientation.
It is important to first illuminate the area of the image that you want to emphasize according to your own imagination and “bloom” module makes sure that this emphasization is smooth.

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