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Sep 7, 2019 06:49:36 #

achesley Loc: SW Louisiana

Kinda like both for different reasons. #1 for the clearness of the house and wondering what stories it could tell you. #2 for more of a story line. What were your added building for and what did they do in life.

Sep 7, 2019 07:06:06 #

aschweik Loc: NE Ohio

I like the first one with a little cropping from the left and the bottom. It would still have a foreground, mid ground and a background. Your eye is drawn from the big house, to the shed, to the mountain. The second one looks a little unbalanced with the big house and the tree, then the smaller shed to the left. Your eyes travel right to left. It's still a good photo and I do like them both. But I think the first one just works better for me.

Sep 7, 2019 07:14:33 #

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I bet that you are now more confused than you were when you started this thread. We are all different, we all have different views of a subject and we all tend to compose differently.

My vote goes to the first shot and I am sure the house is your center of interest.

Sep 7, 2019 07:45:27 #

aphelps Loc: Central Ohio

tommystrat wrote:

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I prefer the first because it is the subject. The small shed in the second draws attention away from the house. In the first, the partial image of the shed lurking to the left side of the house is distracting. I would have changed perspective in shooting to avoid it but it can and should be removed to enhance the image. Just my thoughts abd opinion.

Sep 7, 2019 08:02:32 #

Collhar Loc: New York City.

tommystrat wrote:

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#2 It presents the depth and it is shows the whole reason for taking the picture. Unless of course a building is the sole reason.

Sep 7, 2019 08:06:21 #

Eric Bornstein Loc: Toronto Canada

Both images are beautiful; the exposures are well done. I prefer the first image because I can see your subject and understand the intent. It is the same with the second image except that there is a 'hole' between the two structures and my eye does not know where to settle. The rule of odds would put a third structure in the frame. The first image has two structures but they appear connected in the photo.

Sep 7, 2019 08:07:15 #

AzShooter1 Loc: Surprise, Az.

I like #2 but I would crop out the small bush to the right. Both are very nice shots.

Sep 7, 2019 08:09:16 #

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

CHG_CANON wrote:

I like the second, but I'd like the second even more if the bush on the right side wasn't there and instead there was more space on the left between the far building and the edge of the frame.

I agree. The 2nd gives more context to the photo. You see mountains, grasslands.

Sep 7, 2019 08:11:52 #

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

To me, it depends on what you want the viewer to see--the house or the scene. If it’s the house, go with the first one with perhaps a bit tighter crop, as has been mentioned. If you are trying to show the scene, the second one does a better job of showing that.

Sep 7, 2019 08:17:56 #

starlifter Loc: Towson, MD

I like the second one. Don't know , just do. Gut feeling / first impression.

Sep 7, 2019 08:25:56 #

Bill_de Loc: US

I like the first better, but wish there was more room on the right. The position and angle of the house draw my eye in that direction. Of course I don't know if that was possible.

For the same reason the second one doesn't work for me. I see the house and my eye is drawn to the right. The building to the left becomes excess baggage.

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Sep 7, 2019 08:43:40 #