Maybe some tools found to deal with it but I’ll probably delete this one. Oh dear or something like that but much ruder.
In case anyone is mad enough to want the rt file. Most done in the GIMP.
DogDSC_0372.nef.pp3 (5.8 KB)
It just alters contrast via a curve and not much else.
My try. Nothing special except in GIMP; selected dog with foreground extraction tool, sharpened him and darkened background. By the way, I highly recommend foreground extraction tool in GIMP with Levin-Matting machine!
I will look at the foreground tool for sure… I spent way too long on the mask for the dog.
A quick edit in PhotoFlow, with a low-key mood… mostly curves, with some GMIC texture sharpening for finishing:
I cannot upload the .pfi yet, as I have used an experimental photoflow version for this edit…
Hey thanks for the PlayRAW challenge!
Conversion in rawtherapee.
Gimp’s Lens Distortion Filter, a slight rotation, GMIC’s RL Deconvo sharpening masked onto the eyes, saturation brushed on eyes. Doggie tears healed out.
“How many times are you going to pretend to throw that ball?”
I had a brief 2nd go. As G’Mic’s refocus nearly coped I tried again but presharpened to give it a bit of help which seemed to work on the teeth. Not a good idea. The refocus started producing white spots on the dog’s nose.
Here is my edit with darktable.
Funny dog expression! Aggressive teeth and charming eyes.
Another go to try and improve refocus. Mix of RT and the GIMP. Gimp’s refocus will bring back detail but the dog’s nose looks a bit odd due to dimples which look a bit over the top so I backed off and hand blurred them a bit
One of the GIMP’s B&W conversion utilities. My favourite but the shot needed altering really to get best results. Not really suitable either.
The reason I like it is that it produces results more like the real thing.
Where would one find this machine? I checked the couple versions of Gimp I have installed and Global matting is my only option, and couldn’t find anything about it in a couple online queries… thanks
Here’s my pass… Turned out dull compared to above entries but sharing it anyway…
This was an older (and more sophisticated) method of foreground selection that was much better than the then-current SIOX implementation. If you’re using a dev version of GIMP (2.9.X) then you’ll likely already be using it (we’ve integrated it into the FG selection tool in new versions).
Thanks for the answer Pat! I’m away for a while and not able to quick response.
I decided to try something in RawTherapee that’s different from my usual workflow: a dark and moody edit. Think about suddenly meeting this little guy while hiking in a deep and misty forest.
