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Which One(s) do you like?

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I apologize for being a ghost. But, let's have some fun.

Which do you like?

You can choose multiples and heck you might even see the validity to them all.

Just curious and thanks.

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This looks like some sort of colour space test
D Not necessarily the most realistic but saturated without being heavy
A When it's time to be sensible.
 
A-D are my favorites on both you and the first girl (F-C after them are quite similar)
Can't say anything about the makeup girl, I have no idea of what it should look.
F-D on the third girl
E-B on the car if it supposed to be red, but i guess it's not if I compared to the saturated red on the other pictures. So if it's supposed to be orange, D is the best looking orange to me again. Also, the bumper seems better rendered.
D on the two asian girls too
On the building... no idea. My eye is not trained enough on architecture. I can only say I don't like the blue channel in D, E and G because of the middle windows, though the sky looks good.

So I guess D is my favorite, with A coming close, because of the way it handle cheekbone/nose/forehead mid-high tones, and saturation.
 
There's no difference I can see on my phone between any of these - except when skin tones are prominent. So if I'm looking at the two Caucasian girls (both of which are quite pretty!), I prefer A. Same with the photo of you. So this was a skin tone/texture experiment?
 
Mostly H here, and A second. Love that the reds in H are a bit deep - but still contain a wider range of reds compared to other images (especially on the car). Girl's skin tone does have a very slight note of green in H over A - but far more pop between the shadows and highlights. A just feels natural, organic.

Very conflicted on F, as every time I look up - I'm not sure if I like the skin tones as an alternative. It's a bit more magenta, and I can't tell if my eyes are tricking me on my opinion because the photos around it are shaping my perspective. It seems like A feels a bit more neutral in the tint, H a bit on the green, and F a bit too much into Magenta.

G's sky feels a bit more natural to me (or at least what my eye would like to see). D/E's sky falls a little too teal for my tastes. H's sky a tad too green. A's sky a bit too magenta.

I'm analyzing this too much, so I guess my final opinion is H for modern looks if it a tiny bit of green tint could be removed. A if a more organic, natural look is needed. Curve feels a bit softer on the eyes.
 
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Interesting stuff everybody. There are indeed a couple in there that have more a off-reality aesthetic, however, there are a few in there that "are reality" in terms of what they are doing. Interesting to see which ones people are liking and why for sure.
 
I have to say, it changes depending on the subject. For skin tones, I prefer the more lifted luminance of A, D, F. But when it comes to the red car, I prefer the darker luminance and purer color of B, E, G. If I could only choose one, I would go with one of the latter since most of the time you can light the skin tones to taste.
 
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