Test image for Highlights and Shadows

I need to seriously improve my H&S algorithm, and specifically on the Highlights.
Does anyone has a RAW picture where interesting details in a bright sky are successfully recovered ?
Please also attach result…
Thank you all.

Hello Laurent,

please do take a look at the playraw category. There are multiple pictures there falling in the desired category. Some with clipped sensor data as well.

When you search the playraw threads with keyword ‘clipped’ you’ll probably find as you like.

Bonus is that you’ll see how others ‘solved the problem’ so you may compare both results and approaches.

Hope this helps!

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You need to change to ‘algorithms’ as one size doesn’t fit all.

I agree about Playraw for answers. Also, which software are you using as that is important for the approach.


In Darktable I find the tone equalizer is a good module to get started with recovering blown highlights.


Success will depend upon the extent of clipping. If all three channels are clipped then tone equalizer will only recover so much.

I am coding and using my very own software, so that’s why I am talking about “my algorithm”. (GitHub link in my profile)

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