As a hobby photographer, it's always a challenge to strike a balance between getting the real feel of a place and overdoing it. A faithful read from the camera

As a hobby photographer, it's always a challenge to strike a balance between getting the real feel of a place and overdoing it. A faithful read from the camera sensor may accurately measure the light levels, but it does not accurately share the feeling of being there. Subjectively speaking, the world always seems more saturated through my eyes. Objectively speaking, the eye has something like 20 stops of dynamic range while paper has 9 at best...