Beginner Which processing do you prefer?

[Orangecroc]

Common Darter blue BG_DxOcrop2 by Ben Gray, on Flickr

or

Dragonfly red 2 by Ben Gray, on Flickr

 

[gremlin16]

1

 

[Kodiak Qc]

1

For sure!

 

[Orangecroc]

Looks like I should practice with DxO optics then. I found it far more confusing than rawtherapee, but that may just be because it's new.

 

[Dael_Pix]

1 for me

 

[MatBin]

I'd be happy with either tbh.
Matt

 

[GardenersHelper]

Tricky. They both look good. It is entirely a matter of personal taste, but FWIW the first looks just slightly over-vibrant, over-contrasty to my eye and taste, and the second looks slightly dull. I suspect something in between (nearer to the first I imagine) might appeal most to me.

 

[alfbranch]

Tricky. They both look good. It is entirely a matter of personal taste, but FWIW the first looks just slightly over-vibrant, over-contrasty to my eye and taste, and the second looks slightly dull. I suspect something in between (nearer to the first I imagine) might appeal most to me.

 

[Orangecroc]

Tricky. They both look good. It is entirely a matter of personal taste, but FWIW the first looks just slightly over-vibrant, over-contrasty to my eye and taste, and the second looks slightly dull. I suspect something in between (nearer to the first I imagine) might appeal most to me.

Still a learning process, will eventually settle into a comfortable process for development.

 

[Nawty]

Tricky. They both look good. It is entirely a matter of personal taste, but FWIW the first looks just slightly over-vibrant, over-contrasty to my eye and taste, and the second looks slightly dull. I suspect something in between (nearer to the first I imagine) might appeal most to me.

That's exactly what I was thinking too