Golden Living Statue

Roberto_Vacchi · October 3, 2026, 8:46am

With ART 1.26.9
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Greetings. Roberto

reffort1 · October 3, 2026, 5:24pm

I sampled the white balance from the background, which seems to have put the gold hue in the ballpark, and tightened the crop a little. This is otherwise a basic edit. I didn’t use darktable, though.

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Popanz · October 3, 2026, 8:45pm

Just for fun:

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Fenny · October 3, 2026, 8:56pm

Wow,

All nice edits. I never thought this photo would be edited so much. Thanks all. I learned a lot

gwbarn · October 4, 2026, 9:13am

Tweaked mine for less yellow/contrast

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age · October 4, 2026, 5:31pm

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dqpcoxeas · October 4, 2026, 8:30pm

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josemar127 · October 5, 2026, 8:55pm

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josemar127 · October 5, 2026, 9:00pm

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Fenny · October 6, 2026, 7:55pm

Thanks all for your input, never thought there would be so many options and views with this photo.

dark_photon · October 7, 2026, 7:18am

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darktable + vibed dcp profile support (Nikon D5 B&W red filter) + gimp

Edit:
a more retouched version