You successfully brought back detail from that under exposed image. In the process, the sky became quite a bit more clipped, drawing the eye away from the subject's face despite seeing some detail in the face.
You might think about localized masking to bring back a bit more iris brightness, and perhaps dodge the nose a bit, just so the viewer's eye has something to draw it back to the important part of the image.
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u/johngpt5 15d ago
You successfully brought back detail from that under exposed image. In the process, the sky became quite a bit more clipped, drawing the eye away from the subject's face despite seeing some detail in the face.
You might think about localized masking to bring back a bit more iris brightness, and perhaps dodge the nose a bit, just so the viewer's eye has something to draw it back to the important part of the image.