I tried post-processing last weekend's photos differently, with less contrast and subdued colours. Results have been hit and miss (I think it worked out well in #3). For photo #1 I had two versions: this one, and another with fill flash (which gave me better contrast). I chose the wrong one, it seemsSomething went the wrong way with the first photo. It is very pale and lacks any kind of contrasts. Something you did in processing the RAW files already?