MichaelEBM wrote:
#1 creates the entire world of the scene. The pier and its reflection jutting in from the right, the wispy trees on the left with the darker foliage on the left edge, and the bit of brown with its dry foliage in the foreground. Now, how are your cloning skills? For me, getting rid of the entire structure on the right would de-clutter the scene and keep focus on the fog and its effect.
To me, the fog would not be seen as fog without the contrast of the clearer points.