Five minutes ...

[Michael13]

... elapsed time between these two photos. But what a difference! The direct light of sunrise just kisses the top of Factory Butte in the first photo, then totally covers it in the second photo. Apart from the growing shadows, the biggest change is the color coming from the direct sun light. Which do you prefer?

C&C welcomed.

 

[AlanLichty]

Which one is better? Yes is my answer

They have two very distinct moods for the scene and I can see reasons to prefer each. I do like the added illumination and colors in the first image foreground.

 

[JimFox]

Factory Butte, we met there several times when Ben was still with us. Utah has so many beautiful locations, but Factory Butte and the surrounding area is/was our favorite.

I like how you catptured this with that mini pile of rocks on the right side, almost like it's a chip off of Factory Butte's block.

Like Alan, it is almost impossible to pick favorites as they both so awesome. And to your point, yes it's amazing just how fast that light/color changes, and right before your eyes.

Have you thought of pushing the red at the top of #1 just a bit more? I think it's getting lost a bit compared to how much it would stand out in person to our own eyes.