Winter, quite some time ago ...

[JankoK (Janko Kernc)]

While browsing some old photos, I stumbled upon this one. Unfortunately, the main subject (deer feeding rack) is in shadows. I tried to emphasize it somehow, without looking unnatural.
I’m interested in other ways and possibilities of rendering it.
Made with darktable 5.01 …

Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef (19.2 MB)
Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef.xmp (18.3 KB)

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[tankist02]

ART with AgX (Kodak film and paper):

Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef.arp (23.5 KB)

[Odum]

I like the soft texture of the snow and the orange tone from the light.

Darktable 5.0.1

Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef.xmp (21,6 KB)

[Tim (Tim Cuthbertson)]

My attempt

Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef.xmp (8.7 KB)

[david]

A quick play in GIMP.

[gigaturbo]

Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef.xmp (27.0 KB)

[Dito_Budi]

Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef.xmp (34.8 KB)

[HIRAM (Richard E Barber)]

RawTherapee 5.12

1-1.jpg.out.pp3 (22.6 KB)

[Popanz (Uli)]

Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef.xmp (17,3 KB)

(latest AgX)

[dqpcoxeas]

My version…

Arihova_Pec_130303_140154_J_7292_R00.pef.xmp (25,0 KB)

[JankoK (Janko Kernc)]

Very nice contrast between the “warm” and “cold” parts of the scene - I really like it …

[cedric]

GIMP cropped; masked by Threshold, second mask by inverting it; two duped layers; masked each one; adjusted the two layers separately; merged them, et voila: