Fake eh? Huh. Can you be more specific? Not sure what to take from that. Does the colour version (not the exact same shot, but more or less the same) look fake? Other than enhancing the brightness of some icicles and the overall contrast I don't remember doing a whole lot to that one.
1, 3 and 4 are my picks;
yes, third has some unnatural look. But that does not mean the image is not appealing;
it really suggests some creative modification by the photographer;
o fcourse, if we stretch such kind of processing too far, the result can be disastrous, as sometimes happens with my pictures
I really like the scene of your second photo. It makes me want to take a nice stroll through a small, snow covered town to the local cafe for some coffee and pie I also like photo three for the juxtaposition of the old building, which is in focus, against the new towering skyscrapers that are out of focus in the background. Great photos!
I like the first one but i think, while keeping the exact same format and centering, in needs a slight crop to reduce the foreground..just a tad too much 'beach' leading the eyes to the building.