Pic a Crop! (Need your opinion for a project shot)

[Austin Greene]

Hey TPF!

So I'm photographing a building here on campus for a project, and the truth of the matter is I'm a bit at ends when it comes to picking a decent crop. The weather has been finicky, so reshooting is not an option before the project is due. I'm not too concerned with image quality, but rather composition and exposure.

As for the shot itself, its an artifice of the sky and building face, which was in the shade. There are some artifacts from the blending around a couple edges, but I'm not concerned about them since the focus is on composition and exposure.

If you all could toss me a number for which is your favorite, that would be great

Any and all CC is completely welcome as well, architecture photography (this projects focus) is not at all my forte, and I know it

Crop 1 (Original shot/no cropping):

Crop 2 (Quickly cloned out bottom right bright spot):

Crop 3:

Crop 4, my favorite:

Thanks!

Toga

 

[BlairWright]

I like crop 3, the left edge on crop 4 is a bit distracting due to the angle

 

[KenC]

Crop 4 gets down to the essential elements, so I'd go with that one, but do a skew on the left side to straighten the building. Good balance among the building, the large cloud and the trees.

 

[Frequency]

#2 is the best for me; it has removed the distracting construction seen on the right end; #3 has too much cropped bottom
My second choice would be the last

Regards