I start to get it now: I didn’t import the image to dt. I did a “open with… dt”. The XMP was saved in the download folder, I looked only where I saved the jpg. Issue solved.
I actually prefer the result in the OP, which has the right colour and brightness levels. Is that the OOC JPG? A raw developed version of that, with unclipped colour and better colour detail, would be marvellous.
With RT 5.10-460_lacam16n_
Editing only with the “Color Appearance Cam16” module.
From neutral I only activate the automatic exposure and leave the almighty “Capture Sharpening” module in the Raw tab activated.
I love the yellow color of the petals, Todd, and it is what I wanted them to look like. But with my attempts at getting the “true” color from the image file, I could not come to that. I am not criticizing what you did, I am just honestly wondering what the actual, real-life color was. I want to think it was like your rendition.
I did it to please my eye and likely not reality although maybe its not bad… Not being there its just a guess and this is sort of a bright and more “in” the sun look. If it was a bit more shadowed then things would be more muted but I liked all the color in the earth and leaves and of course the flower…