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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 375172" data-attributes="member: 31330">I use Lightroom which is fantastic. I think you can download the free trial version but I wouldn't know if it has limitations. You can also download the full version of View-NX2 or Capture NX-D at the Nikon site.What is usually done for most landscape and night-shots is eliminating the highlights and shadows. The problem with those is that they tend to obscure the details captured. Once those are eliminated, you can set the whites and blacks and then increase clarity to push the details. After that, you bring the contrast back in. It's hard to explain when you're not using post but very easy to understand the moment you do post and change those settings.It is best to shoot RAW when doing post since JPEG eliminates a portion of the information but even JPEG can be processed this way.I don't know if you have exposure compensation on yours but it's easiest to use that to slightly underexpose. I use 1/3 to a full stop with the D3300 but I guess it's different for every cam.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J-see, post: 375172, member: 31330"] I use Lightroom which is fantastic. I think you can download the free trial version but I wouldn't know if it has limitations. You can also download the full version of View-NX2 or Capture NX-D at the Nikon site. What is usually done for most landscape and night-shots is eliminating the highlights and shadows. The problem with those is that they tend to obscure the details captured. Once those are eliminated, you can set the whites and blacks and then increase clarity to push the details. After that, you bring the contrast back in. It's hard to explain when you're not using post but very easy to understand the moment you do post and change those settings. It is best to shoot RAW when doing post since JPEG eliminates a portion of the information but even JPEG can be processed this way. I don't know if you have exposure compensation on yours but it's easiest to use that to slightly underexpose. I use 1/3 to a full stop with the D3300 but I guess it's different for every cam. [/QUOTE]

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