No that blue reflection with the round halo…
I’m pretty sure it’s the sunlight which you can see is coming in at a steep angle, reflecting off the (presumably rather shiny) handles.
I agree that the blue on the table is a section of blue sky 
I think that the ‘electrified’ handles are the reflection from the back side of the hardware.
Am trying to upload the .RAF again … real internet speed problem today!! Must be that weather balloon.
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No shenanigans, just a bit of work with the filmic curve to lift out the shadows. It did need highlight reconstruction for the bright parts of the window frame.
I think the blue on the table is reflected skylight, and the halos around the window handles are reflected sunlight off the handles themselves, owing to the angle of the sun as depicted in the shadows…
Nice photo to play with. I used filmic and I did a drawn mask for the interior and lightened it while retaining the exterior exposure. Thanks for the opportunity.
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I like this image - very peaceful, but one wonders who will be occupying the room.
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It is the peace table of Zelensky and Putin. Deserted!
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RT 5.9: Abstract profile exposure adjustments, log local edit + minor tweaks. Sofa laptop tweak
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The blue goes haywire when you try to push saturation in a very low saturation scene. It’s quite subtle in the actual file and most likely sky reflected in the table.
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I tried to lift the shadows of furniture without losing the highlights.
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My favorite is @123sg edit. My eyes landed on the window and the glasses. The other details in the room aren’t important. They’re visible enough to give context.
That was my thinking exactly - I’m glad it came through in my edit
I think you did a great job capturing the image. you could easily have ended up with the window being exposed perfectly but with the room in silhouette. I think the highlites around the handles are caused by the angle of the sun reflecting off the back of the handles.
