Hi everyone. So I am having a hard time picking between these two shots. Any feedback? Which one is your fave? Thanks in advance.

#1


#2

#2

Yes. Two's got the right mmphism.

I prefer #1 because it is more engaging; it has more variation that carries the eye into different areas of the image. I find that #2 lacks that and while it might make a stronger immediate impression, it doesn't hold the attention as well as #1 (in my opinion).

Thanks for the help so far! I am going to enter 1 in a contest but I haven't submitted anything in almost 20 years so I'm nervous.

The funny thing is that I shot one of them and loved it, but I wasn't sure about the composition, so I went back and took the other. Now I like both but for different reasons. I like the top because it's mysterious, I like the bottom because it seems more traditional but with an edge (to me). Blah!

Of these two.  Two.  :-P

Twenty years?  Feels good to have actively sought out a construct to even enter the competition, though, doesn't it?   Best of luck on the entry!  ::thumbs up sign thingy here if basic account allowed any of that::

#2, is a photograph with a strong composition and a foreground that draws one into the photo. the first IMO is a nice snapshot

I like both.  But the glare of the sun in #2 leads me to favor #1.