do you still have a gel cover on your saddle? that's usually a good indication that something is amiss with how you fit on the bike. if you NEED a ton of extra cushioning on your saddle and you don't have a medically diagnosed butt problem, and you've ridden the bike more than a few times, something about the saddle position is wrong. furthermore, those gel covers never really fit tight, so your hips rock on top of the saddle, making the bike unstable. that drains energy and usually makes the experience a drag.
no one will be able to tell from a photo of two if you saddle position is just right, but it will be easy to tell if it's really wrong.

A good general rule is that you should be able to pedal without rocking your hips. if you saddle it too high, it will force you to rock on your pelvis to reach the bottom of the pedal stroke. the resulting friction will cause a sore butt doing this in no time! Here's an experiment you can try to find the highest point practical for your saddle: (I make no claims that this is the final word on the subject, but it's a useful reference point.)

1. remove one crank arm from your bike. rotate it 180° and reinstall. your pedals will line up and your cranks should rotate down to the lowest position because they're not inline with each other and gravity will pull them down. it will be nearly impossible to ride the bike like this, but that's not the point.
2. mount the bike, preferably in a trainer. if you don't have a trainer, have a friend stand facing you, holding your handlebar next to the stem and wedge the front tire between their knees. or get creative with standing the stationary bike up while you sit on it. put your hands on the grips in a normal riding position to get you pelvis rotated into your regular riding orientation.
3. put your feet on the pedals. can you reach both pedals from the saddle with a neutral foot position? try putting just your heels on the pedals to rule out your ankle from the equation. if you have to reach with your toes to the pedals to reach both of them at the same time, your saddle is almost certainly too high. if you can stand on your heels without straining or excessive pressure on your pelvis, the saddle is not too high. that is to say, it's low enough to not cause discomfort.

most basic bike fits will start with saddle height and do something like this: the fitter will watch you pedaling on a trainer, looking for hip movement. they may even put sensors or bright color stickers on your lower back/ top of your pelvis to see if your hips rock when you pedal. they'll most likely adjust saddle height just a few millimeter at a time until the rocking ceases.

fine-tuning the saddle height and fore-aft position is a whole other ball of wax, but the first thing on your hierarchy of needs for a confidence-inspiring bike fit is that the saddle is low enough that you can pedal with comfort and power. try that and report back if you're interested in learning anything at all.

I've also plugged Bike Fit Advisor and Steve Hogg to you before. what did you read / watch and what did you think of their approaches?