Those of us who consider post-processing not only legitimate but an essential part of the picture making process will be comforted by this short video explaining how Ansel Adam's most famous image - 'Moon over Hernandez' came to be made. I especially liked the quote from the great man - "The negative is the score - the print is the music."
@vignouse he was actually an accomplished pianist and was his intended and early profession. He has always credited his photography to the lessons he learned through piano.
https://youtu.be/d_Ar5ZPuKUM