Quote Originally Posted by Singletracklovr
Is it the goal in post processing to make the photo as close to the natural conditions as you remember it?
Basicly fixing human errors like wrong camera setting and or equipment limitations.
or
Do you make the photo as pleasing to eye as possible?
These are great questions. My answer would be 'yes' to all the above with particular emphasis to the first part.

A big exception for me may be a bit of a surprise to some - shots taken at sunset. I find that the naturally warm colors cast on wildlife during sunset look too "photoshopped" even before I take the shot. I find that I have to reduce the reds and yellows during post-pocessing in order to make it believeable. An ironic twist in todays' over-saturated, over-sharpened, over-contrast digital age.