I went for a high-key, desaturated look and a panoramic crop:
DSG_1642.jpg.pfi (57.5 KB)
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Photoflow:
This an experiment using only linear operations, no curves, no filmic. Nearly everything happens in a Colour Adjustment layer which uses only the slope and offset controls. I cheated a bit on the sky because the clipped area had some nasty colour shifts: the sky uses a gradient mask and desaturates and tints using a pair of colour adjustment layers.
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Here is my edit. I didn’t like the bright rays on the bottom. I found them distracting so I cut them out. It looks like a cold day. Which means crisp air. Added some blue to the highlights and sharpened a bit to make transitions a bit harsher.
Edit: Here my xmp file
DSG_1642.NEF.xmp (9.8 KB)
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Son and I have camped here twice since this first visit, and none of those subsequent visits yielded a morning quite like this first one. Goes to show you - Get Out There, and Frequently!
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morning.light.pp3 (24.0 KB) RawTherapee (dev + spot removal)
First of all: Great shot Glenn!
I’ve been honing my RawTherapee skills and was looking for a quality shot that presented some challenges. Always thought this one to fit that category.
I think that I’m finally at a point that I’m feeling somewhat comfortable using RT. There are still the occasional duds though…
Looking at the other edits here I don’t think I created anything especially outstanding, but I do think it is worth sharing. I did try to emphasize that early morning ground chill/frost together with the early morning suns rays warming up the trees. The balance between haze and detail/contrast is interesting to play with in this one.
Anyway, thanks for sharing this one!
EDIT: Noticed a small spot that still needed removing.
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Thanks, that was a truly great morning, frost and mist and autumn leaves. Been back to the same site a number of times since, not quite so magical…
Colorado has been quite dry of late, I’ve had to shift my creative thinking to more sharp, contrasty compositions.
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I have felt unconfident about trying on this beautiful image, but after my recent ELI5 on Filmic post, here is my stab at it. As usual for me, I try to imagine actually seeing the scene and going for that look.
DSG_1642.NEF.xmp (9.2 KB)
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I like it. You kept a bit more blue in the sky than I did, and you have more definition in the overall scene using more contrast.
I just love PlayRaw for this; I’ve learned a lot processing others’ images, debugged a lot of goofiness in rawproc too. Good to give back…
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Looks like you are getting there the more you do. I like it too.
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Very nice edit indeed!
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Ha! I bet it was in the sky, left-hand side. Whatever it is, it’s on the D7000’s sensor, will eventually get to cleaning it as my kid-glove angst transfers from it to the Z 6… 
@ggbutcher Beautiful image!
Here is my take with darktable 3.4, playing with the new release.
DSG_1642.NEF.xmp (22.6 KB)
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I spent 6 years looking out my living room window at Pikes Peak, when I was stationed at Falcon AFS.
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