Which is better?

[pitrow]

Which of these shots do you like better? Both, neither?

General C&C is also very welcome.

Thanks!

1)
http://vang.smugmug.com/Travel/Magic/Corfu/IMG0212/708757032_EssHQ-L-2.jpg

2)
http://vang.smugmug.com/Travel/Magic/Corfu/IMG0206/708755340_9jFuq-L-1.jpg

[Flo]

Second for me, very nicely done.

[nugent]

Second for me, very nicely done.

I agree with the second one.

I like the first one also just seems like something is off when I look at it

[ianh]

The second for sure, the wall in the first one is really distracting.

[beeng]

Second... the first has too much going on on the left side and not enough on the right. The wall crowds the boat & buildings :(

[jetcode]

I think there is a smaller vertical in the 1st by cropping a huge chunk of the left off and at least half of the wall. In the second I wish the subject wasn't clustered so tight to the middle and the ship mast touching the shoreline. My personal preference would be to crop the sky by at least 1/2 placing the land mass in the upper portion of the image.

[beeng]

the ship mast touching the shoreline.
Now you're just getting picky ;)

[stsva]

I'd go for the second version also, unfortunately the wall doesn't make a good frame in the first shot - the shape is good, but its appearance is not. If you could have a wider shot like the first one but from the point of view of the second one I think that might be perfect, showing the boat at the intersection of the "rule of thirds" lines on the right with a wide expanse of water opening in front of it to the left.

[Apollo11]

The first for me. The composition is much more unique, and it holds my interest more. The wall is one of the big reasons---it looks like part of an old fort that once protected the harbor. The exposure is better, IMO, making the water a more vibrant blue. Coupling the blue with the grass & wall coloring makes for a very pleasing image. There is an overall warmness, which is not present in the 2nd image. To me, warmness makes it a very pleasant image to view. One final thing to mention---the water patterns are nicer in the first, because more are included. They add a nice amount of depth to the image.

[Apollo11]

Stsva,
I was going to mention the boat being in the rule of thirds, too, and possibly a little more to the left of the wall.

[stsva]

Here's a poor edit with the wall cloned out to give an idea of what might look good.

[CreativeJod]

I prefer the second picture.

[jetcode]

Now you're just getting picky ;)

yeah, excessively so, in my eye it makes the ship a part of the other ship and shore ;);)

here is a crop which places the boat center in the frame ... I sharpened the boat and wall. Now that I look at your other one it is better for the lack of wall.

[Flo]

Still like the second.

[pitrow]

Thanks all for the C&C, you're helping me get better with every one!