Help me decide :)

[invisible]

which of these two versions of the same scene works best. (It's actually the same photo flipped horizontally.)

All other opinions/feedback are welcome as well.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Overread]

Gut reaction - number 1
but I don't understand all this abstract shapes stuffs

 

[invisible]

Gut reaction - number 1
but I don't understand all this abstract shapes stuffs

That's fine – I don't understand the macro fever either

Thanks for the feedback! I'm leaning towards #1 myself as well. Here's a new edit, with more contrast, less noise and the black thingy cloned out.

And here's also a squarish crop for good measure...

 

[mishele]

I picked the first one. I think I like it more because my eye is more comfortable w/ lines that are slanted to the left. The other shot has an uncomfortable or unnatural feel to it.(But that could be a good thing....lol)

 

[Cyclographist]

I really like the square crop because there isnt as much distraction as the others.

 

[Markw]

I like the first one, edited. Not the square version, though.

Mark

PS. Shameless redirection for invisible:

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/242279-ode-invisible-entropy-part-6-a.html

Take note of all the parts..

 

[Derrel]

Blowing out the highlights on the second edit did not help the image--makes it look very cheesy(and by that I mean technically weak).
It's hard to pick between the two images. Neither one really emerges as a clear winner for me.

 

[invisible]

The other shot has an uncomfortable or unnatural feel to it.(But that could be a good thing....lol)

Sometimes I do that to add some tension to the composition. It doesn't always work, though

Blowing out the highlights on the second edit did not help the image--makes it look very cheesy(and by that I mean technically weak).

Thanks for pointing this out. The image looks perfect on my monitor, but this is not the first time I hear that an image of mine has highlights blown. Does anybody else see the whites blown here? (If so, I might have to recalibrate my monitor.)

Thanks everybody for your feedback. Mark, I'm on my way to check those threads out.

 

[willis_927]

I see where your going with the abstract look here... But I dont really like the crop of either. I would like to see a crop from a little far away, or zooming out.

 

[invisible]

I see where your going with the abstract look here... But I dont really like the crop of either. I would like to see a crop from a little far away, or zooming out.

Thanks for the feedback, Mark.