Help settle a disagreement!

[Cheex]

A friend and I are arguing as to which version looks better. We've decided to let the forum vote! Any comments welcome.


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2

 

[WesternGuy]

Hard to say, I tend to like number 2 better for the colour in the sky, but the foreground is so cluttered.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

 

[davesnothere11]

#1 is better IMO but overall way to much clutter my eyes bounce around the roof tops with no where to rest.

 

[hydkaran420]

I go with #2 but don't know why.

 

[Netskimmer]

I like #1. The colors in the sky are much deeper and richer and the sunset isn't competing as much with the cluttered cityscape below.

 

[EchoingWhisper]

I prefer 2 but add a bit vibrance/saturation.

 

[Austin Greene]

Number one for sure. The sky has better colors for a sunset, and the underexposed foreground helps get rid of some of the clutter. Number two just has way too much going on and feels washed out a bit.

 

[naptime]

i like 1 better, if you chop out all the useless building in the foreground.

they take away the attention from the sunset.

 

[Derrel]

#1 is better. #2 looks too "worked".

 

[The_Traveler]

In #2 there are two centers of interest, the street and the sunset and they are separated by a dark band. They aren't connected or related so there isn't much clue what is the real thing you want the viewer to look at.

 

[sm4him]

I agree that the buildings in the foreground create such clutter in BOTH shots that it's highly distracting.
I prefer the colors of the sunset/sunrise in the first, but if it were my photo, I'd crop out those buildings in the foreground, and make the whole photo a longer, narrower ratio.

 

[Joey_Ricard]

i like 1 better, if you chop out all the useless building in the foreground.

they take away the attention from the sunset.

Agreed, that processing (shadow & highlight tool, HDR or whatever) does not look good.

Remember, in photography you have to have highlights and shadows, lights and darks to bring out emotion or character in a scene.
Not everything has to be overdone to convey an emotion or scene.

 

[xj0hnx]

#1 Hands down. The color in the sky is beautiful, #2 the colors in the sky too weak, and the lower half is cluttered.

 

[Sonoma]

I'll go with #1 also. It could have been even a little darker to obscure the buildings in the foreground. Fewer distractions.

 

[MLeeK]

1 is the better of the two. The over saturation is the only problem.