Hello,

I'm trying to resend this to the list just in case the first one didn't 
make it.  Please forgive the duplication.

Will

On 1/11/15 10:12 AM, Will Monroe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to find out more about why RAW images from my camera 
> (Nikon D50) appear so different in several different RAW image 
> viewers/editors.  Specifically, I'm trying to find out why the images 
> I open in DarkTable 1.6 lack the range of color and contrast that 
> Geeqie and RawTherapee seem to provide.  Basically, my question is, 
> "why do the images seem to look better in Geeqie and RawTherapee and 
> how can I achieve the same in DarkTable? Please see the RAW file and 
> the screenshots I posted below for comparison.
>
> Original RAW file
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/cak1qnum6fexw62/2014-12-26T15.09.55_costa_rica180_4698.nef?dl=0
>  
>
>
> DarkTable screenshot
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/m17vvq6trcyc13o/darktable.png?dl=0
>
> Geeqie screenshot
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/m7p1751uq0ybp2m/geeqie.png?dl=0
>
> Raw Therapee screenshot
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0jgm1yz1jxiz6du/rawtherapee.png?dl=0
>
> OSX Preview screenshot
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/u6ye3u4z2hrzkbk/preview.png?dl=0
>
> I'd really appreciate advice on: 1) application-specific 
> considerations related to DarkTable (which would be my preferred tool 
> because of its excellent interface and toolset) as well as 2) 
> information about white balance and color differences in RAW 
> development.  Related to #2, I've found Ellen Stone's excellent 
> website and articles on RAW processing 
> (http://ninedegreesbelow.com/photography/articles.html).  Good stuff 
> but some of it is a bit over my head.
>
> Thanks for your consideration,
>
> Will
>


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