here is an edit from my last post still not sure if its worth keeping might be able to pull a few tricks but not sure if it worth spending the time.
here is the edit and the original raw
edit from last post...
here is an edit from my last post still not sure if its worth keeping might be able to pull a few tricks but not sure if it worth spending the time.
here is the edit and the original raw
I’m assuming the top one is the edit. It looks much better, in terms of the colour and tones.
The main thing I noticed upon zooming in is that the corners aren’t sharp. I think this is probably due to the wide angle, so I think with this lens it might be beneficial to shoot a little wider than you need, so you can crop it out in post. My 10-20 has a similar problem.
Perhaps focus stacking could help, but I’m not sure if it’s the lens or the aperture, so I’m not 100% sure
Playing with your new toy, I see, Joseph! The corner softness would be from shooting at f/2.8 - just increase ISO and stop down. I don't have one, but I think the 14mm Nikon is a damn good lens, unlikely to have much inherent corner softness, especially since you're not shooting full-frame..
The image is underexposed technically. This is better than overexposed textureless snow, but the net effect is gloomy; if this is intentional, it's still too strong for me, causing a sort of frustrating peering into the shadows to see what's going on.
I append a slightly "brightened-up" edit. Here, some odd colours emerge,evident in your unprocessed image too. We don't have much snow in Oz, but I find that with waterfalls in low light I have similar issues, in that it's hard to bring up pleasing colours from the darker areas if the highlights (foam or snow) aren't blown out featureless white.
Maybe a monochrome?
f/2.8 for landscapes is a no-go. I shot this photo at f/5.6 if I remember correctly and it was for 2 reasons only: The light was fading AND I knew that it is the sweet spot of this lens.
Focus stacking was a nightmare!