On the web page linked to below, I show 3 images of snow-covered, Mount Ruapehu, which is in the North Island of New Zealand. I am interested to know which of the three images you prefer.

http://www.robsphotography.co.nz/Mount-Ruapehu-Comparisons.html

The first picture, Image MR 1, was taken with the Sony R1 camera on a bright sunny day when the sky was bright blue, and with not a cloud in the sky.

The second picture, Image MR 2, was taken with the Sony A900 when there was light hazy cloud around, which had the effect of making the colours look a lot more pastel than those in Image MR1.

The third picture, Image MR 3, is a crop of Image MR 2 and shows a lot closer view of part of the mountain.

Note that the pictures were taken on different days and from a different part of the Desert Road. So, when taking pictures of snowy mountains, would you prefer a bright and clear blue sky, or would you prefer to have some cloud in the pictures so that the snow doesn’t look so bright? Thanks for your help.

Regards
Rob