Sun and Thunder in Geneva

Rico · October 15, 2019, 7:46am

Hey guys,

Here’s a challenging image for you guys to edit! The image has been posted across different platforms (YouTube/Facebook/Reddit) for people to edit.
I’d love to see your results too!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gESdOhM36EUmxECny6YL_9re78gHUUZz

This file is licensed Creative Commons, By-Attribution, Share-Alike.

msd · October 15, 2019, 9:49am

darktable (2.6.2): P1088087.RW2.xmp (5.3 KB)

gaaned92 · October 15, 2019, 10:01am

a-P1088087-1.jpg.out.arp (9.6 KB)

Rico · October 15, 2019, 11:27am

Great edits so far! Very similar to the camera jpg!

yteaot · October 15, 2019, 12:02pm

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Thomas_Do · October 15, 2019, 1:50pm

P1088087.RW2.xmp (8.4 KB)

Is this a good sign?

pphoto · October 15, 2019, 1:58pm

I took away the attention from the lower part and highlighted city area and the hills a bit:

P1088087.RW2.xmp (15.3 KB)

CriticalConundrum · October 15, 2019, 2:46pm

Processed entirely in Rawtherapee using the “Cine V” dcp as a starting point, and then used color toning.

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heckflosse · October 16, 2019, 9:35pm

My try with RT 5.7 dev. I focused on maximizing fine detail at the expense of keeping some noise…

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sls141 · October 16, 2019, 10:57pm

P1088087.RW2.xmp (9.3 KB) P1088087_01.RW2.xmp (10.2 KB)

Rico · October 17, 2019, 4:49am

Well done, I like the black and white version a lot as well!

BTW guys, here are my two edits:
darktable:

darktable+GIMP:

afre · October 17, 2019, 3:33pm

@Rico The second one is a little but I like it!

clennep · October 17, 2019, 4:56pm

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first step – RT,
second step – GMIC (some Tone mapping [fast], Equalize local histograms, Simple local contrast, Pop shadow, -fx_mix_rgb, Graphic novel),
last step – NIK Color Efex (little bit brilliance/warmth and tonal contrast).