Zürisee sunset from 2023

I took this at the end of 2023, and already posted it in the topic [Capture Challenge] Charge your battery and take some photos.

Since I don’t want to distract view with the colours, which were absolutely unrealistic-looking in reality (yes, I realise this sounds ridiculous, yet, it looked as as if someone had gone over the top in an editor), here is a black-and-white rendition:

The clouds, as I remember them, were an interesting transition between orange and pink, so both sigmoid and filmic fans from the darktable camp can justify their edits. :wink: There was loads of texture, and prominent ‘rays of shadow’, as the mountain top blocked out some of the light from the setting Sun.

Have fun!

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I :purple_heart: sunsets! Thank you for that one: It’s DIVINE!
I tried to maximize how royal it is, without going “overboard”, though it is very, very tempting to!


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I’m pretty sure I’ll also try another version later, more “artistic”.
And thank you for the practice :pray:

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What a fantastic shot!
Thank you for this play


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My version…

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Went a little more orange and blue with it

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My Fun with GIMP

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Definitly had :+1:


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edit:


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RawTherapee 5.9-dev-474:
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darktable 4.7.0+291:
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Greetings!

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darktable 4.6


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Thank you for the play:

Edit with ART, GIMP and G’MIC:

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I like some shadow detail and a less dramatic sky.

Relative and Perceptual Renders

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Yes, the most realistic version, based on my memories, is the one from @Zbyma72age. It was not totally dark yet, people were walking around, the Sun had just gone beyond the mountain. Streets lights were already on, but one could still see well without them.

RT 5.9
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Late to the party, but happy to give this a spin. Thanks, @kofa.

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Thanks for the wonderful image to play with.
DT 4.6.

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