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[meadmaker]

I rediscovered a photo from a trip to New Hampshire last fall, and worked on it over the last couple of days. I have two different crops of the same photo. Here I post the two, and ask my humble audience to weigh in: which works better?

Comments

[mzrowan]

I see I'm in the minority so far. ;-) I find HDR hard on the eyes/brain, so I chose the image that was less visually busy. If it hadn't been HDR than I may well have gone for the river shot on composition.

[ceo]

Gorgeous, in either case. Where was that taken?

[tigira]

But then, you knew my preference. I like the way having the shrub and river in the foreground gives a greater sense of depth.

[mizarchivist]

+1

[persis]

+1 too. I like the varied texture and contrast. For me it adds depth.

[fairgoldberry]

I like Including the River. It looks like the front slope of the central hill is oddly or over-exposed, and that really stands out in the cropped shot. It fades back to become visual texture in the larger shot.

Much love,
Rowan

I also like including the river

[drwex]

the crop on the other one looks odd, with just little bits of hill. I would re-crop it to make a just-a-sky photo, were it me.