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I prefer this photo, more dense, depicting the majesty and resilience of a towering mountain

This one wins, no doubt.

The colours are more realistic and there's quite a bit of detail on the mountain, which together with the long-lens effect of making it seem closer than it is, it gives the scene a sense of grandiosity. Lovely!

Really beautiful way of describing it I think you nailed your description of why I like it. It's the one that makes the mountain look the most grandious.

I like this crop but not the colour tones - KILL !