Game Changer – How to Process a Sunset

[plantarum (Tyler Smith)]

I tried to duplicate @desmis GHS edit using curves. I got reasonably close, but the GHS version produced a very lovely smooth sun; mine is definitely coarser:

[PlayRaw] Roadside Sunset at Newbigging, Angus, Scotland

I came across this image as part of @desmis tutorial on General Hyperbolic Stretch in RawTherapee: As an exercise, I tried to duplicate Jacques’ GHS edit using regular curves. I got pretty close, but my sun is not as lovely as his: [IMGP2426-curve] IMGP2426-curve.jpg.out.pp3 (15.3 KB) I may try to duplicate the second part, done with Abstract Profile, but with tools I already know. But not today, my brain has been hyperbolically stretched.