Tied to the dock

Hi, I captured these two row boats tied to the dock the other evening and used two different focusing points tell me which one you like better Thanks,

Alan

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2nd one for me and matches the title. Nice shots.

#2 for sure.

Without the title, #1 for me. I guess I am the non-conformist!

-Scott

I vote for #2. Thanks. Nice shots.

I'm with Scott. Without the title, #1.

2 for me

Number 1 for me

Steve

Depends what the subject is? Both are good if the item in focus is what the subject is.

If your subject was "boats" then #1 fails because the subject is in fact, the (focused) purple flower.
If your subject was the flower then the background is too busy/distracting.
If your subject was "boats in #2, it succeeds because they are in focus and the foreground flower and grass does not interfere nor distract.
Expanding what TheLaird said I guess.

To answer your original question (which one I like) without getting off topic and focusing on the title (which you didn't ask about so it's not relevant) I like # 1 better.

I do not agree with Spike44. To each his own though. I don't think the background is not too busy or distracting. I feel the background is soft enough that it does not take away from the flower. What a great background by the way! Backgrounds can be interesting without being busy.

#2 is great as well. It would be interesting to see both pictures in the same frame exactly how you have them.

Definately No. 2

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To answer your original question (which one I like) without getting off topic and focusing on the title (which you didn't ask about so it's not relevant) I like # 1 better.

I do not agree with Spike44. To each his own though. I don't think the background is not too busy or distracting. I feel the background is soft enough that it does not take away from the flower. What a great background by the way! Backgrounds can be interesting without being busy.

#2 is great as well. It would be interesting to see both pictures in the same frame exactly how you have them.

Thank you thumbsup. I like your Idea about both photos in the same frame . Thanks again,

Alan

i like #1 better it needs another name because the subject is the flower in that shot.

I like that #1; #2 seems to be what I would probably focus on. #1 is outside the box and really creative.