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Above a Lightroom processed final version of the photograph below! Which do you prefer the processed or unprocessed?

For years I failed to investigate the possibilities of this program, foolishly assuming it to most likely be a slimmed down version of photoshop! Far from it Adobes Lightroom is a brilliant little program not only for processing images (including raw files) but also for cataloguing, tagging, and non destructive editing. I must admit I now use the program probably more than photoshop for my everyday tasks, however dont let me mislead you I still much prefer the standard camera raw processor bundled with photoshop. Perhaps because I am so accustomed to the setting and knowing how to achieve what i am looking for in my images.

I have built up quite a library of processing action on lightroom which can be applied to a variety of image types in a non destructive way, i.e. its simple to reverty back to the original image or export the edited selection.

In the following images you can see 4 completely different processing styles each bringing their own dynamic to the shot, which do you prefer?

Quick shoot with Louise in the purple room, processed from Raw with Adobe Lightroom. All 4 images shot with the Canon 50mm f1.4 lens with 580EX MK I attached to the camera.