More watercolors from the mosquito pond

I am still working with the mosquito pond images, I like the warm sky and the greens and oranges, My watercolors feel washed out, I keep adding pigment to pop the colors, but it seems to always fade...frustrating...
This first WC is a larger version of one I have been working on for a while..I am going to do an oil of it next, the colors are a bit amped up here...



This last painting is the one I was working on in past posts. I am not sure I love the composition. I went with a taller format and I am thinking it should be more square...