You can also see a few little bits of added foliage along the road. It appears there haven't been improvements to the character models-they're still pretty uggo-though they look a bit better under the improved lighting. And we can also see some added details here and there, like the foliage along the staircase and cobblestone path.
When i add the d3d11.dll from any of the enb binary versions it causes skyrim to sit on a black screen before it even reaches the bethesda logo and i have to restart the pc to get back to the desktop as i can try alt tabbing and ctrl.
Again, improved lighting makes the details of landscape in the distance, as well as the horse and cart, much easier to see. I decided to try using Skyrim SE Re-Engaged with vivid Weather mod to start with but i dont even reach that far.
Again, the skies are a much deeper blue, trees in the far distance look a trifle less cartoony, and the lighting of the landscape in the background gives more feeling of depth than the original. The lighting looks much better as well: it feels much more like actual daytime. Here's a glance toward Solitude, and in addition to slightly lusher plants and considerably bluer skies, you can see some additional details on the buildings, particularly the windmill in the top left corner. The water looks less greasy and oily as well. The sky is more blue and the yellow of the leaves is brighter. This was taken near Riften, and you can see the colors in Special Edition are much richer. The image from classic Skyrim is on the left, and Special Edition is on the right. Don't warn me again for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. may not be appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work. So, what you're seeing is me standing in the same spot at the same time of day with the same weather conditions in both games. ENB - disable depth of field :: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition General Discussions.
The images below were taken using the same saved game, first taking a screenshot in the original Skyrim, saving the game there, then transferring the save file to Skyrim Special Edition and loading it. Finally, let's take a gander at how the Special Edition actually looks.