Nice shot! I found it fun to work with.
darktable 2.6.2: 20190424_FUJ2114.raf.xmp (13.3 KB)
I don’t count myself as experienced in or knowledgeable about those topics or photography or post-processing in general, but as you seem to be after feedback I do have a couple of observations on your result.
- The ridge which is in the centre of the frame is darker than the rest of the mountain face which is nearer. This creates an unnatural look, being in opposition to natural haze, especially when considering how bright the buildings this side of the mountain (behind the setting sun) are.
Dark ridge tops are often created as a result of gray grads used on skies, and I think they should be avoided if at all possible. I used a graduated density for the sky and managed to avoid darkening the mountain with a parametric mask, only allowing the darkening to apply to tones above a certain lightness.
- The surface of the water is brighter than the sky, which is the wrong way round and so also looks unnatural.
Regarding the shot itself, one thing I noticed is that there was plenty of scope to shoot at a lower ISO with a longer exposure time to avoid noise. Instead of 1/1000th of a second at 1600 ISO, 1/250th of a second at 400 ISO should help quite a bit.
I hope this helps, but it’s all secondary to you having captured a great scene!
I’ve only used the retouch module in a very basic way and haven’t learnt about its ‘scales’ and ‘algorithms’, but here’s how it can be used to remove spots.
Scroll wheel adjusts shape size.
Shift+scroll wheel adjusts feathering size.20190424_FUJ2114.raf.xmp (13.3 KB)