Power of Better Editing

After installing the Initial workflow script by @Ulrich_Gesing in Darktable that allows me to speed up basic processing, I decided to use some of the saved time and go back to my earliest pics on DT and see how I could improve them. The results are, to me, laughably better. It mainly shows the poor quality of my first efforts. Hopefully I won’t come back in another year or so and think the same again.

(Thanks should also go to @priort and @kofa who helped me sort out some of the initial problems I had installing the script.)

This is just an obvious example:

P1071449.RW2 (22.7 MB)

P1071449.RW2.xmp (12.6 KB)

P1071449_01.RW2.xmp (17.1 KB)

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Actually the initial workflow script is by @Ulrich_Gesing

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My version…

P1071449_01.RW2.xmp (15.2 KB)

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Quick (4 minute) manual edit :wink:.


P1071449.RW2.xmp (8.6 KB)

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What a wonderful image! I couldn’t resist the temptation to try a quick edit in GIMP.

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Erk… not just my editing that needs a tune up… thanks

Fixed

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Thanks for posting
darktable 4.2.1


P1071449_02.RW2.xmp (25.2 KB)

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Another version… in black and white. ( Ansel ).

P1071449.RW2.xmp (16.3 KB)

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Apt for B&W

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My fun in GIMP L-a-b

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Cold blue in shade.

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I’d like to know more about this workflow script. How does it work?

There’s a thread here

And here

Thank you @TonyBarrett.

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if you have any questions about that script, don’t hesitate to ask me :slight_smile:

Very beautiful photo! I loved working on it. Here’s my take, using RawTherapee.


IMG_9890.CR2.pp3 (13.3 KB)

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Nice edit