This photo was taken by Lucas Leon in Africa. The photo is underexposed and details in the lower part of the photo are not visible.
Before
After
Step 1. Here is the original, underexposed, photo:
Open it in AKVIS Enhancer and select Improve Detail mode. The image will be processed at the default values of the parameters.
Step 2. We will keep the parameters Level of Detail and Highlights unchanged, while the values of the Shadows and Lightness parameters will be increased to 90 and 70 accordingly. It brings out details from the dark areas in the lower part of the image.