SOOOO impressed with darktable

[Tamas_Papp (Tamas K. Papp)]

Great photos! I think that the mist reduces the business in the background that you would otherwise get from foliage. There are (will be) other tools in Darktable to help with this, see

Experiments with a scene-referred local contrast module - proof of concept

I must say, excellent work! I’ve just tried it out on a couple of photos and I have to say that I’m very impressed with the module. In addition to the examples you’ve already shown above for increasing local contrast, what also appeals to me is the diffusion—in other words, the exact opposite. Similar to contrast equalizer, you can also smooth out the texture. This is particularly advantageous for landscape shots and all other shots where rough local contrasts make the scene look restless. H…

and the subsequent dicussion.