truth is, your raw render is way better, it feels and looks more real then the post image. ( images above )
As I mentioned earlier, post is very subjective, most of the post some people do is not real, it gives the appearance of real, but its an illusion. As they have copied or referenced it from a photo, without realising the photo it self went through the process of manipulation, by the original ideas of the photographer. It's practically trying to imitating the ideas, of someone elses sight, through their image, but never knowing how they came to that point. AND we know, most of the time, its through experimentation on each image, even though, there was a feeling or reference point to begin with.