Shooting into the Sun #1

hatsnp · June 19, 2026, 8:08am

If this one is successful, perhaps I will post #2 as well

Terry · June 19, 2026, 8:41am

I am not 100% happy with this, but here is my first go.
_DSF5653.RAF.xmp (31.1 KB)

Terry · June 19, 2026, 8:49am

An extra tweak including disabling color calibration and setting WB module to cloudy.
_DSF5653.RAF.xmp (35.1 KB)

Popanz · June 19, 2026, 9:43am

Jetze · June 19, 2026, 10:08am

What a beautiful scene!

age · June 19, 2026, 10:14am

Spectacular!

Spektrafilm kodak ultramax

Jetze · June 19, 2026, 10:31am

Now prevent the clouds from getting a bit muddy…

hatsnp · June 19, 2026, 10:37am

spektrafilm is almost like a cheat code to develop… it always comes out looking great Even though I prefer your darktable development

Sunhillow · June 19, 2026, 10:48am

Nice example for a situation you often cannot avoid!

Popanz · June 19, 2026, 11:20am

lylejk · June 19, 2026, 12:15pm

Filing this one under, “had to stop somewhere”. lol

Tim · June 19, 2026, 12:35pm

My simple attempt

Tim · June 19, 2026, 12:42pm

Yes, changing the WB made all the difference in the world. Thanks.

gwbarn · June 19, 2026, 12:47pm

Massive haloing, but I saw the opportunity for the split masks and wanted to multiply that sky anyway. Tried to mitigate it with retouch and DorS.

Attila_Low · June 19, 2026, 12:56pm

marter · June 19, 2026, 12:58pm

very nice landscape, here my result with RT 5.13 rc:

123sg · June 19, 2026, 1:31pm

I wanted to emphasise the dramatic lighting…

(Better viewed in a dark or at least mid-grey background!)

mino · June 19, 2026, 2:49pm

I like your take. The darkened exposure makes the sunlit areas stand out more and helps the composition, guiding my view to the middle mountain.

Zbyma72age · June 19, 2026, 3:08pm

GIMP

dqpcoxeas · June 19, 2026, 3:27pm