MLC
May 27, 2016, 4:47pm
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I know I’ve already submitted an image for PlayRaw, but I was perusing my archives and rediscovered this lovable, old girl. Her name was Hope and she was patiently waiting outside a local bagel shop for her owner who had promised her some cream cheese.
Since I’ve had so much fun editing and reediting her over the years, I thought it might be appropriate to share so that others might have a go.
Hope: The Big Friendly Mastiff Raw
https://pixls.us/files/playraw/MLC-_DSC4825.NEF
Darktable xmp
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License .
I edited this example almost entirely in Darktable only using GIMP to resize and to add a custom curve to bring up the blacks and pop the highlights:
I can’t help myself. I have an addiction.
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Claes
May 27, 2016, 5:11pm
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Hm… Haven’t we all?
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MLC
May 27, 2016, 5:24pm
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I’ve really been digging on it lately. I’m still the most comfortable in GIMP, but DT’s blending and masking options have made it my go to Raw editor.
Claes
May 27, 2016, 6:51pm
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Since she is so cute, I gave her sort of a glamour treatment
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Claes
May 27, 2016, 7:41pm
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Or perhaps she perfers a slightly softer version?
james
May 27, 2016, 9:54pm
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A touch of Retinex and Tonemapping in Rawtherapee
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MLC
May 27, 2016, 9:56pm
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I like the soft warmth in this one.
james
May 27, 2016, 10:10pm
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I agree, great edit @Jonas_Wagner
Rawtherapee with some wavlet contrast. Then gimp for some masking, gmic Gaussian blur, and gmic Lucy-richardson sharpening.
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@MLC very nice photo, and nice image to play with!
Here is my first attempt. I have tried to get the most out of the fur texture, using desaturation, RGB curves, masks, local contrast and bit of USM:
_DSC4825.pfi
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My interpretation in B&W of this beautiful dame. All masking, conversions and enhancements done in Darktable.
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HIRAM
May 30, 2016, 10:28pm
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Thought I’d try untilting the head for fun.
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The untilting, the lower key choice, and cool tone give your version a much sadder feel than all the others.
HIRAM
May 30, 2016, 11:26pm
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In that case @paperdigits I’d reshoot while waving a stack of bacon near the camera. At least that gets my dog to smile.
todd
May 31, 2016, 6:31pm
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very nice shot. seems to lend itself to film emulation but didn’t go aggressively in that direction… rawtherapee to gimp with some nik cfx also…
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Raw Therapee. Took liberty with color. Criticism welcome. Also, my first Play Raw, so let me know if I haven’t followed procedure.
_DSC4825RTsRGB.tif.out.pp3 (10.0 KB)
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MLC
June 7, 2016, 3:02am
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I think it may be tad dark for my taste. But I really like the colors.
Thomas_Do
November 20, 2017, 4:47pm
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No new PlayRaws
MLC-_DSC4825.NEF.xmp (10.4 KB)
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, so I was looking for an older one 
. I tried to bring some sharpness back into the snout and a little glow into the eyes. Darktable only.