Ok I'm aware it's intentional but man, it hurts the eyes. The contrast is way too high, there's no smooth transition between night and day and.. ouch, the daylight. I'm in a bad need of a pair of sunglasses.

Nope, when I started the DLC I thought my settings had somehow got screwed up! it seems particularly terrible in raven rock

I don't get what you mean. Everything seems fine to me except the nights are too bright. Got a screenshot?