Which do you prefer?

ok i took this shot a while ago- and i was looking at it and wondering how to improve it:
which one do you guys prefer?

Number 1 (original):

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I like sepia most, looks very refreshing and energizing.

It depends on the impression that you're aiming for. As a straight photo, I prefer #2 because there is a little bit more saturation to the building. The sepia version works well as a period shot - apart from the picnic benches which are out of character. I would also be tempted to make a perspective correction to correct the left and right-hand verticals too.

For me, sepia does it. It makes it timeless.
Cheers,

ok thanks for the feedback. i forgot to mention i was trying to acheive a sort of 'old' even christmasy effect...

# 2 will do for me Richard,the colours are nice but not oversaturated.

Whiter snow and more vivid colours means another vote for #2

The sepia would be better Richard in this type of shot to give an oldie look version, but as John said the benches look a bit out of character, including the car just behind the bushes. The black and white version doesn't do it for me but the second shot to me is the best, where you have improved a lot from the original. If you can get rid of the car and the benches in the sepia version then it would be the image for me.

I like #2 as well.

I actually prefer #1. I can almost feel the cold from the photo. But I suppose it does depend what you are aiming for.

dv2004 wrote in post #2257952
# 2 will do for me Richard,the colours are nice but not oversaturated.

Yea thanks it's not over the top. thanks for the feedback

montreal wrote in post #2258798
Whiter snow and more vivid colours means another vote for #2

yea it does seem to be the most popular today lol thanks

Anthony J Howe wrote in post #2259655
The sepia would be better Richard in this type of shot to give an oldie look version, but as John said the benches look a bit out of character, including the car just behind the bushes. The black and white version doesn't do it for me but the second shot to me is the best, where you have improved a lot from the original. If you can get rid of the car and the benches in the sepia version then it would be the image for me.

yea the benches, the car... oh well lol mabye this year we'll get another killer dump of snow and maybe i'll have a good camera (my trusty 350) with me this time lol. thanks again for the feedback

pgrimes wrote in post #2259958
I like #2 as well.

again seems to be the clear winner

T-rev wrote in post #2260446
I actually prefer #1. I can almost feel the cold from the photo. But I suppose it does depend what you are aiming for.

yea that was what i thought at first but then i saw the effect after saturating it a bit more and i was completely thrown lol.

thanks everyone for all of the feedback know for sure now that it's probably the saturated version OR perhaps the sepia but the car and picknick tables... hmm oh well

#2 for me, the colors are much more richer in the stone work which also has better detail.

yea i printed out a copy of the last shot (sepia) today and it doesn't look quite as good- but i never got round to printing off a copy of number two so i might tomorrow... thanks for all of the feedback guys really helped!

I prefer number 2, the colors just seem right on the money- sort of speak.

I like the sepia the best I think but number two is very good as well.

Tim