Broken Hill...Which Do You Prefer: This is Broken Hill, located at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California. The first photo is my original...I was a little concerned that it...

deanfl Loc: Georgia

This is Broken Hill, located at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California. The first photo is my original...I was a little concerned that it seemed a little too saturated....the 2nd is less intense....my wife likes #1. I prefer #1 as well. I have learned from previous posts that sometimes many people don’t always agree with me. Which do you prefer?

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wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

I prefer #2, but remember each viewer sees differently and it depends also on the ambient lighting and device. There is no right or rong. This is s beautiful scene well captured.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

What he said!

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

deanfl wrote:

This is Broken Hill, located at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California. The first photo is my original...I was a little concerned that it seemed a little too saturated....the 2nd is less intense....my wife likes #1. I prefer #1 as well. I have learned from previous posts that sometimes many people don’t always agree with me. Which do you prefer?

Dean, I am with you and your wife, I like the color in number one.

Greg

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

#2, #1 does not appear natural.

Just Fred Loc: Darwin's Waiting Room

I agree with UTMike, #1 does not look natural. However, #2 appears a little washed out. I would prefer something in the middle.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Some people don't mind the ramped up look and others prefer a more natural look. I'm with Mike and Fred in that I'd prefer something in the middle.

Usually when the saturation's ramped up the problem is that it starts to look a bit garish, and when that's the problem it's usually the warmer colours that are the problem - in particular yellow, followed closely by orange. Most times if you subdue yellow and orange the ramped up look starts to look more acceptable, even to people who normally prefer a natural look.

I did a quick edit on your shot where I tint-shifted yellow towards orange a bit, darkened and desaturated yellow a bit, then desaturated orange to a lesser extent. To my eye the result is subtly different but more acceptable (i.e. less garish). I can post the edit if you like so you can compare.

deanfl Loc: Georgia

R.G. wrote:

Some people don't mind the ramped up look and othe... (show quote)

Thank you for your detailed response...yes, please post your version...I’ll call it #3, the Goldilocks version 🙂🙂

R.G. Loc: Scotland

It probably needs a side-by-side comparison to see the differences properly. It should still satisfy the saturation afficionados.

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deanfl Loc: Georgia

R.G. wrote:

It probably needs a side-by-side comparison to see the differences properly. It should still satisfy the saturation afficionados.

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Thanks, R.G., I agree your version has sufficient impact to please most people.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I like #2 of the opening two because I can see the details of the rock formation better. I think it's a very interesting subject and I enjoyed examining closely, as well as stepping back for the overview.

I do enjoy strong colors (for example, my red mountain here), just not for this particular photo, even with R.G.'s tweak.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I’ll go with the second one because the first seems a little overdone. But, hey, it’s your photo, so go with what you like.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

deanfl wrote:

This is Broken Hill, located at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California. The first photo is my original...I was a little concerned that it seemed a little too saturated....the 2nd is less intense....my wife likes #1. I prefer #1 as well. I have learned from previous posts that sometimes many people don’t always agree with me. Which do you prefer?

I like the contrast in 1 better.

SueScott Loc: Hammondsville, Ohio

Just Fred wrote:

I agree with UTMike, #1 does not look natural. However, #2 appears a little washed out. I would prefer something in the middle.

I'm with Fred - something in the middle would probably be perfect.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

wham121736 wrote:

I prefer #2, but remember each viewer sees differently and it depends also on the ambient lighting and device. There is no right or rong. This is s beautiful scene well captured.