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Hi there,

Trying to decide which pic to blow up as a print for a gift. Which shot do you like better? I can't decide.

(1) Early evening ...



Sydney, Australia. Oly E-620, ZD 9-18, tripod, 6s, f8, ISO 100, RAW. View larger here: http://dingobear.zenfolio.com/sydney/h285f1e16#h285f1e16

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(2) Late evening ...



Sydney, Australia. Oly E-620, ZD 9-18, tripod, 13s, f8, ISO 100, RAW. View larger here: http://dingobear.zenfolio.com/homeslideshow/h17e751f6#h17e751f6

Thanks in advance for your input.

Cheers,
db

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first one for me, maybe in a 3:2 format.
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although the building illumination and colours on the water are nicer to me on the bottom frame, Id take the top for both composition and sky

however, could i make a suggestion?
straighten the verticals to reduce/eliminate convergence

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First one, and clone out the crane.

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Number one if the printer can retain the same blue in the sky.

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Hi

The first works better for me with more blue left in the sky and the reflections a little less saturated than in no.2

Cheers

John
 
Hi!

I like them both so now you have two gifts in stead of one. One for the dining room and one for the bedroom. On a serious note though I think only you can know which one is the better gift.

Jonas
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first one will look better in print

as prints are not backlit unlike computer monitors, darker themes do not look as good in prints
 
Cut the lower half of the frame containing the reflection in the water from the dark one, and paste it into the one with the blue sky.

I'd also crop a bit of the sky and foreground out. Try to make the waterline come out 1/3 up from the bottom vertically.

Douglas Brown
 
Second one:

Vjim
 
Thank you, it's nice to get the opinions of other photographers, as well as the helpful suggestions. So I guess most seemed to like the first one better due to the blue sky, and it might help also to straighten the verticals a bit. I'm also curious to see what it looks like to combine the water from the second picture with the buildings and sky of the first.

Cheers,
db

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