Original and muted...

Maybe the brightness is better after all? Or, maybe the muted is more restful - more about the people than the water?

[Mags]

Both are lovely! Tough to choose between them.

[Corinne C]

I like the more colorful one but this is a personal choice. The composition is great with all the Vs

[Beverley]

Top one for me! I like the layers of blues and flash of green… wonderful!

[JackieR]

Oooh very subtle processing and it's very effective

[Joan Robillard]

Sometimes I like to brighten and other times mute. Either of these makes a good capture

[Susan Wakely]

I am drawn to the top one in part because I crave for bright colours as we get many grey days here.

[KV]

I like the brightness of the top image… both are nice.

[gloria jones]

Nicely done

[Peter Dulis]

Nice

[Babs]

They are both nice but of the two I prefer the top one.

[Jen]

I think I prefer the top as well 😊

[Phil Howcroft]

I like them both , maybe the muted is more atmospheric

[FBailey]

Prefer the colour personally

[Jane Pittenger]

Yes, the muted is more about the people

[Shutterbug]

I like the comp. I prefer the top one because of the beautiful blues.

[Dorothy]

I prefer the more colourful one.

[amyK]

An intriguing composition; I do like that the people seem to stand out a little more in the bottom edit.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

LOL- the responses to a question like that will always be divided. But I prefer the top. It looks more natural to me to see the bright colors on a beach like that. The bottom one makes me think the camera wasn't set properly. But as others have mentioned this is an artistic choice/preference.

[Bobbi C]

Both are lovely. It's hard to decide which one I like better.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

I prefer the top one

[Bec]

Both are nice.

[Diana]

I love the top one!

[Brian]

Top one - well done

[Dione Giorgio]

I ike them both. Maybe the top one is more vibrant. I lie the way you captured the scene through the trees.

[Oli Lindenskov]

Great pic😊

[Chris Cook]

I do prefer the top one. It seems more natural with the bright blue sky.

[Merrelyn]

I prefer the colour of the water in the top one but the green on the fence line is a bit distracting. It almost disappears with the muted tones in the bottom image.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

They both look lovely. I always have a hard time deciding on what I like best on my edited pictures.

[Kate]

I prefer the top one but both are nice with the light and shadows

[Fisher Family]

Two interesting versions of the same shot, and difficult to choose which I prefer, but I think I prefer the lower one, with its more muted blue sea. A Fav for them both!

Ian

[haskar]

Both are nice, although I would lighten the shadows a bit. The upper one shows the beauty of the place and tells about the heat from which people hid in the shade. The lower one focuses more on shapes and people. And this lower I would trim it slightly by pulling the lower left corner. But these are just my feelings!

[Margaret Brown]

Both are nice but I think the top one shows things more naturally

[Rob Z]

@haskar Hi Haskar - thank you so very much for your feedback. It has really helped me to understand that I need to consider what each image is trying to show and convey. The bottom one was so much better when I followed your suggestions - as you said it was then an image about the people rather than the place. I've put a copy of the new version into my extra folder if you have the time to have a look. Thank you so much again. Cheers Rob

[Rick]

Nice.