I also prefer the wider view, but for me the buildings disappear a little too much. I think a slightly tighter crop, would still allow for the buildings to be more prominent but still give all the beautiful depth you’ve captured here. Something like this.
Cool. I hope it was OK to do the quick crop as an example from a screenshot. Although looking at it again this morning, your original crop is still great. I could go either way.
Andrea, nice moody image here, I like the way the blue fog is processed, it makes the one light really jump out. In terms of composition, I like Jason’s proposed crop the best, it’s the best of both worlds.
Beautiful soft pastel colours. I much prefer the crop too but I find myself wishing for more of the blue sky above and also that theres a bit too much space between the orange band and the Belvedere. I would actually have a go at cloning the top half fo the image down a bit which should be an easy blend. Something like this. Something odd happened to the colours but you get the idea.
Wonderful mood and atmosphere. Between the first two, I prefer the cropped horizontal. Jason’s crop of the vertical is a good compromise.
While I like the inclusion of the top and horizon in the vertical, the sides are just too cramped around the mound of building and trees.
Although a general rule, verticals to me represent power, strength, etc., where as the horizontal format is better suited for the pastoral, atmospheric, mood, peaceful, etc. for me, fog fits that bill; not too much drama, but plenty of mood.
Having said that, the conditions were wonderful and I like how you kept the processing cool and slightly dark to match the time of day.
In the wide angle the build was too lost for me. I was going to say I liked the crop better then I saw Jason’s crop. His crop has a nice balance of fog and mystery building.
Lovely image mate. I prefer the wide version in its original crop. Really nice! Only other thing I’d suggest is some selective warmth here and there to help separate the tones a little bit.
Of your two, I prefer the vertical including the clouds. I think Jason’s crop works well, too. It changes the mood a bit, so whichever version resonates with you is the ticket. Nice image!
