Looking to get the best from this long-range view

I usually do all my processing in darktable and normally shoot wildlife, so this is a bit different for me. I tried to keep an eye on air clarity a few months ago but was unable to get out to try again when things looked clearer. The mast on the right has now been removed so I can’t get any more shots. The shot won’t mean much to others but it is of interest to locals. The whole of the city of Bradford is in the dip between the 2 masts in the foreground and the 2 tall ones in the background. I would be interested in other takes on the subject.

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This is one slender mast on the right-hand side! I can just faintly make out the span wires holding it upright.


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Wow, that’s some serious dynamic range! And a smidge of heathaze, too… :slight_smile:

ART 1.21.2


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I really struggled with this shot and am confident someone else will do better than me. BTW, I bought the R7 for wildlife as well.
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Intereting picture, took some time to develop this.


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darktable 4.6.1


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An attempt at this image using Luminosity masks in GIMP. I too believe I ought to be able to do better than this!

Dramatic sky.

I tried 2 different crops:


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Thanks for the responses. I think all of them are better attempts than mine but a couple are a little too dramatic for what I want. It’s great to be able to load them with the .xmp files to see how it has been done, though a couple just showed a white screen in darktable.

Much appreciated. I will be mentioning pixl.us in a darktable session I will be doing at our local camera club in a couple of months.

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My version…

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