Be brutally honest please..

Please be honest.. I want to improve and strong critisism is the only way I know how.. here are 3 shots from the same day .. let me know how to make them better.
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The darkness at the bottom of #1 really draws my eye to it as a bruise. Maybe a flash would have helped.

I like No. 2 & 3, but I've got to agree with Hellashot, the dark vent at the bottom is distracting. And the blown sky doesn't help either. This is one of those shots that would possibly come out well using the HDR process. Means you'd have to go back and reshoot though

It might also look better in B&W too...try that first.

Paul

i think number 1 have lotsa potential. If only it crop to the buildings itself, it is great

thanks to all for the advice.. feel free to edit and repost your suggestions.. i like the feel of #1 because of the length but it does need something.. thanks

I'm not an expert; But I really love the first. The height, textures and colors are great! If it had a truely blue sky I think this would be amazing. And I love the look of the broken windows against the red corrugated siding. Also, I like the bright green of the few plants along the bottom.
I don't like #2. There is nothing that draws or holds my eye.
And #3 isn't bad, but I don't like the angle it is taken at. Maybe taken vertical?

But that is all just an opinion.

bracket! #1 is nice but the sky is white and by bracketing, that's easily fixed because you can take the building from one photo and the sky from another and put them together! whoo for digital. i would also suggest using curves and a layer mask to lighten the bottom as everyone seems to think that it draws attention towards it.

#2 needs something but i don't know what it is. more contrast maybe? i hvaen't figured it out yet.

#3 is nice, but i think it would be nice if it were straightened out.

here is #1, i just made a curves adjustment and pulled the black up, and then made a layer mask of the with a gradient so it only effected the bottom of it. i also added some blue to the sky and some noise so it didn't look just painted in. i hope it looks okay.

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once again thanks for the advice.. i love the rendition youve done.. the blue sky really makes this pop.. i would like to see my first attempt with a dark stormy sky as well.. any takers and planting that in for a look? I am a newb and do not have any sky shots around .. yet!

I like the 2nd image but the perspective should be corrected so it does not apare to be leaning and the contrast needs to be boosted

Maybe a tad over saturated for my liking but still nice angles.