Which crop is better?

[Primoz]

Here's a shot of the glacier beneath the highest mountain of Austria - Grossglockner. Do you prefer the cropped one or the original shot? The original shows more of the landscape, but the cropped one has a nicer "wider" look to me...
Overall C&C appreciated as well =) Thanks!

1)

20120808_190746 by PrimozKovacic, on Flickr

2)

20120808_190746-2 by PrimozKovacic, on Flickr

 

[macpro88]

I like both, a very nice shot indeed.

I think I prefer the wider crop, I'm a sucker for wide crops though lol (widescreen monitors, widescreen tvs, widescreen smartphone... were brainwashed!) lol

I think the wide crop still shows enough of the foreground to show viewers enough of the image and what you were trying to show.

I vote wide

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

This is a great pic. Number 1 is much better, it has more of a trail, so it helps the compositional value as it leads my eyes towards the mountains

 

[Designer]

Image #1 is the better. The proportions are better, you've got areas of interest at approximately the "thirds" divisions, and the foreground area of the glacier leads the eye into the frame.

 

[Artograph]

I'm the minority....I like the second....just grabs me more than the 1st.

My mother was visiting Austria this past spring....I do believe she was going to (try to) climb that mountain!!! :O)

 

[nightflowre]

Both are great but for some reason, I like the second one better!

 

[AlanE]

I prefer 1... The glacial flow is the important element and I think it is lost in 2. I also like the diagnol line of the receding glacier in 1, as opposed to the more verticle line in 2...

 

[Photographiend]

#2 Earth/Sky ratio is more balanced.

 

[DorkSterr]

#1 It has a more natural feel when you look at it.

 

[JakePhoto]

Yup, that's the best way I can put it too. Both are excellent!

 

[daarksun]

The pano style second image is much better than the first image. Changes the composition and brings out the image.

 

[LizardKing]

#1 all the way

 

[deeky]

#1 for me - in number two, it feels like the bottom of the glacier is randomly cut off. In the first, you see the fade out of the brighter areas, giving it a more finished feel to me.