I Need Your Vote, Please...

R Johns

This one...



or this one...




Thanks for voting... :wave

Russ

kygarden

I think I like #1 better.

GraphyFotoz

If you could darken the blue in the sky in #1 like you did in #2 I'd say #1 also!

Either way I like the perspective of #1 best.

Shay Stephens

I like #1 by far. It has the visual context that I am there personally. #2 shows the railing too far away which makes me feel distant from the scene. It's less personal for me.

Mickey57

So far It is unanimous....#1 is the better (they are both good!). I like having more of the dock in the picture. Now if you just added a gradient to the sky you could probably give it that deeper blue.
Hope this helps.
Dan

photogmomma

#1! Better perspective....

R Johns

Thank you so much, for all of your replies...
I am a fan of big skies, but I too feel that #1 draws me in, as well, and it is my personal favorite. I will be entering one of these into many contests. You know what they say about being careful to pick your personal favorites over the technically correct, so it is invaluable to me to have your honest input.

I thank you again...

btw: I believe that I understand what you are mentioning (GraphyFotoz / Micky57) about darkening the sky, and possibly using a gradient to accomplish it. I must confess; I've not tried that technique yet. Sounds like a good time to learn.

You guys rock!!!

Russ

saurora

#1 definitely!

Awais Yaqub

1
Wonderful loved it

System

I think the foreground in #1 makes for a better composition but the relflection on the water, especially near the dock, is better in #2. As is I think #1 is a stronger image.

R Johns

Again, thanks for your replies. My friends...
Clearly, #1 has had the most impact...

Russ

ian408

#1. Makes me want to reach out, grab the hand rail and jump. Of course
if you tell me the water is North Sea cold, I might not want to do the
jumping thing

R Johns

ian408 wrote:

#1. Makes me want to reach out, grab the hand rail and jump. Of course
if you tell me the water is North Sea cold, I might not want to do the
jumping thing

:lol4 Yes it is...

R Johns

R Johns wrote:

btw: I believe that I understand what you are mentioning (GraphyFotoz / Micky57) about darkening the sky, and possibly using a gradient to accomplish it. I must confess; I've not tried that technique yet. Sounds like a good time to learn.

You guys rock!!!

Russ

Okay, I very carefully added a gradiant to the sky. I used a violet to cobalt blue transition, tilted at about 20deg. My use of this gradiant is at about 5% opacity, as I wanted to preserve the vivid red alpen-glow on the undersides of the clouds.



To me, it is subtle but I do see it as an improvement...

Thanks for the feedback, everyone...

Russ