Have you tried the base curve with exposure fusion? It works with a linear "curve", too, so you get dynamic range compression that may help. Then, use exposure and tone curve, zone system tools to adjust the image.
Kofa On 4 Feb 2017 04:04, "Anton Aylward" <li...@antonaylward.com> wrote: > I have a picture of a white barrel cactus (Cleistocactus icosagonus) which > was > taken in strong light, bringing out the white 'leafs'. The illumination is > along one edge, rather like a crescent moon. The crescent is overblown > whenever > I convert to JPEG, and I can't figure out how to manipulate it down > without the > rest of the image being darkened or distorted. > > Other than ending up dealing with layers in GIMP, or somehow masking the > crescent, which, because of the spiky leaves might be awkward, what can I > do > about this? I there some way to 'flatten' the top end of the white alone? > > I know some controls have sliders, but, for example, keeping the R&G&B all > aligned is difficult. Is there a way to do numeric input or lock sliders > together? > > Or am I just approaching this the wrong way? > > -- > The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical > invents > the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them. > --Mark Twain > ____________________________________________________________ > ________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscribe@ > lists.darktable.org > > ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
