Red Kite in Low Light

I would definitely be comfortable removing man made objects from a scene to only show the natural environment. It is also so easy and the powerlines were such a distraction. The retouch module was also good for the spots on the sensor or filter that showed up in the sky.

I occassionally remove a stray tree branch that interupts a section of sky. I see photography as the art of manipulation to capture a three dimensional moving world as a two dimensional still image. But with modern computers and now even AI it is easy to go too far and no longer present an image that could be called a true photograph.

First time using vkdt, and the filmsim module:

red-kite-low-light-DSC_9531.NEF.cfg (4.2 KB)

And using darktable master:

red-kite-low-light-DSC_9531.NEF.xmp (23.6 KB)

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Well, I like the power line :upside_down_face:


DT 5.0.1
20250508_DSC_9531.NEF.xmp (16,0 KB)
Greetings!

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Which one? :joy:

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DSC_9531.NEF.xmp (27.2 KB)

@Soupy I like your DT edit with a natural looking blue sky. Well done.

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