RT Would someone be so nice to explain to a stupid (me) a couple of things (retinex/dehaze)

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The goal here was to see more of the rooftops and forest, so I cropped it down. Retinex and negative tone mapping were applied, other adjustments made to lightness, contrast, Lab* color effects.

The haze tends to de-contrast the offending area of photos, so I use a high radius shadow mode burn tool (a shadow deepening effect) in McGIMP…

Followed by highlight dodge (a highlight brightener).


This way I notice less haze and more roofs.