Which PP you prefer

It's too cold outside today, so I'm exploring Lightroom.

Which one do you prefer?


http://flickr.com …/19691306@N07/2​069086332/

This one exploits the recovery and fill, maximizing the vibrance and lowering the saturation.

http://flickr.com …/19691306@N07/2​069086204/

This one was my attempt with split toning to create a scene from "300"

Mike

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Anke
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Anke wrote in post #4393917
First one is just too fake looking. The rhino is good in the second but you've lost the ground, perhaps a combination of the second shots rhino and the first shots ground.

My thoughts exactly.

An "inbetween" PP would be awesome!

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MrCraigBerry wrote in post #4393958
My thoughts exactly.

An "inbetween" PP would be awesome!

I second that.

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