Which shot is better - help me decide

[adversus]

This poor guy was cleaning the sidewalk across the street in the pouring rain intermixed with hail. Shot from my balcony today.

I can't decide which one I like better.

Both shots were taken at ISO 100, 1/100 shutter, handheld.

#1 - f/5 @ 165mm:

Cleaning is a Dirty Job - 2 by adversus.us, on Flickr

#2 - f/5.6 @ 300mm:

Cleaning is a Dirty Job - 1 by adversus.us, on Flickr

 

[DirtyDFeckers]

I would say the first one..... The "parking in rear" sign may give people something to laugh at though.. hahaha I'm kidding, but seriously, I like it with the other signs showing as well.

 

[Derrel]

First one. It has more context.

 

[bevoholic]

I like the first one better. There is more to the overall picture than the second.

 

[adversus]

If that darn sign wasn't there I think I'd like #2 better, I wanted the subject to be the worker obviously.

Thanks for the comments!

 

[ShellBelle]

First one, although the more I look at the second the more I like it.

 

[thingsIsee]

like the first one better. off to the right just before the trailer (black line) what is that? looks like a shadow in the steam, but cat see where its coming from.

 

[adversus]

It's a branch. There's a tree in front of my balcony (leafless at the moment, of course). I didn't notice that twig until I saw it on my monitor :/

 

[sanderso]

Both are nice, but to pick one....it's #1.

The end of the sprayer creating the mist is visible in #1, but not in #2. And I prefer the midst effect in the bushes of #1 over #2. Didn't notice the twig until thingsIsee mentioned it.

 

[Rit]

I like the first one, but it seems compressed horizontally?

 

[Pierre 63]

For me it's #2

 

[kacielynch]

First... but I wish the sign wasn't in the way.

 

[elizabethashley]

I like the first one. Although after reading all the comments and noticing the twig in the forground... that's all I can see now. lol. I think seeing the overall picture is important. Context I guess. To me it's like seeing exactly what you saw and how you saw it and not just a portion of what you saw. [If that makes any sense]

 

[rambler]

The second one! The first one has way too much stuff in it. My eyes bounce all around. The extra signs and the barrel do not add much. You have done a nice job catching the water, and the close-up gives us a nice view of the man without losing any of the action, and one sign is all you need. I would crop out all of the "wagon", too.

 

[adversus]

I like the first one, but it seems compressed horizontally?

I didn't modify the size, only cropped.