My cat insists on sleeping on the keyboard when my wife has to work on the desktop. The problem with the photo is a strong light from the window which is casting a halo. My best effort, going back and forth with the modules, is attached. Can it be improved further?
Matisse_P1020503 .RW2 (11.1 MB)
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My attempt…
I think it is not easy. It’s not only the problem with the blooming light but as well that there is a lot of noise, so you have to use the sliders carefully.
I used @kofa’s latest AgX build:
Much better than mine for sure
Beautiful picture of the feline helper (or is it IT specialist? :-))… Thanks for sharing …
This one is a bit tricky, especially because the raw file is quite noisy, mostly in the shadows. Haze from the window light is not really a problem.
Made with darktable 5.1
Matisse_P1020503 .RW2.xmp (13.4 KB)
Best wrist-rest ever 
DT5.0.1 - I went (too) heavy on the local contrast and Velvia. Seemed fitting for such a languid subject.
As to the cat sleeping on the keyboard: get it a shoebox (without the lid) and place it nearby. The cat will get into the shoebox and leave the keyboard alone.
