Yellow Mounds 3 (Please view large)

Christal,  This is another of your nice "yellow shots."  I tinkered with the color and contrast a bit to make it pop more.  You may not like the brighter yellows, and they could be out of character with the real scene, so don't take my view as critical.  It's just another take on the image.  You may want to straighten the top of the pink line more.  I like your images of the Badlands.  Larry

Larry.....with regard to the color....I do like your version. I think my rationale in processing it the way I did was that people would not find the colors believable.  It's such a unique place, and the colors are so vivid almost not to be believed.  But it was overcast when we were there, which made the colors pop even more, so they were a definite yellow.  Thanks for showing me your version.  As for the pink line.....yeah, I also thought about that.  It bothers me a bit that it's crooked, but that's the way it was.  Very few of the striations in the mountains run parallel to the ground.  So I decided to leave the 'pure' version.  I appreciate you taking the time with this image.....glad you like this series. 

Lovely. After Larry's comment, I do not need to add anything.

Christal, this is one of the sad dilemmas of digital photography IMO:  we can find a scene that has such unusual colors that many viewers will conclude that we must have pushed the slider to get such colors, as many photographers do when trying to get super-saturated and super-impressive landscapes.  That's why I've never accepted the argument that what others do with their processing has no bearing on what I do with my own processing and photographs; too often people will come up to me and ask whether my photograph "is real."  That's a shame.  I've been to this area, and I've probably been standing very near this spot, and I know the intensely otherworldly appearance of the area (I saw the same thing in Iceland with neon-green moss that simply was jaw-dropping).  I like your composition that included the shrub-- I think it break up the rolling hills in a helpful way.  I think Larry gives some good suggestions, although honestly I could be very pleased with either version, and I don't know which is more "accurate."  This is a wonderful area for photography, and I'm glad you were able to experience the place.

Thanks for articulating the dilemma so well.  I do think Larry's version is at least more pleasing to the eye....even if it doesn't depict the scene exactly as I saw it.  It sounds like you were traveling while we were in WA....Sept. and Oct.   You are so lucky to live there.  Once I retire we plan to spend a lot of time out there.....also because our daughter lives in Alberta.  :-)  Thanks....always appreciate a visit from you!