out of the box RAW rendering not up to JPEGs

Wow, so this is an old thread now… but after using darktable for some time and having just recently read darktable 3.0 for dummies: hardcore edition, I was inspired by @anon41087856’s handling of LEDs and decided to revisit this photo using darktable 3.0.


DSCF1110_06.RAF.xmp (11.9 KB)

I didn’t attempt to match colors to Fujifilm’s JPEG rendering, but I did warm up the midtones after first correcting color a bit (based on a building I thought might be approximately “neutral”).

I did also mask the bridge in the color balance module I used for the warming effect, as I also boosted saturation in the same module. I thought the bridge already has a lot of character in the photo, so it didn’t need any more help. :wink:

In addition, I did push local contrast up a bit more than usual, but it’s a city scene and darktable could handle it (and can handle even more than what I went with), thanks to sticking with the modules @anon41087856 worked on and suggests.

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