Is There a Special Sauce in the Render?

There's something, something really special with color sponges renders. I can't help to think that it's like some special sauce in the render that makes them look more realistic. Some of it is just synchronicity. When it comes to render time, I've made the shift to Corona a while ago. And V-Ray is obviously, in my opinion, is the superior of all in regards to colonialism. It has very bad energy conservation.