Pelican Island comparison

[KristyC]

Hi all,

I have two edits of the same shot - one more vivid and one with more muted tones.





What do you like/dislike about the shots and which would you choose?

Thanks so much in advance for your critique,

Kristy

[shell]

Hi Kristy,

Personally I prefer the picture with the muted tones...it makes it seem older or more dream-like to me. I think the brighter edit seems too tropical, and for some stupid reason in my mind I don't associate pelicans with tropical (what can I say, I live in the midwest so I have no clue)?

I was also wondering about some sort of crop, to remove the dingy-looking seaweed in the bottom right corner, but so that the pelicans weren't smack-dab in the center? Although right now I like their placement. Not sure what I would suggest for that, or if you really like the seaweed and want to keep it in.

[Wooglah]

Second one. Or maybe something in between.

[saera]

I absolutely love the vibrant colors in the second version! No doubt about it.

[HoosierGal]

Second one.

[KristyC]

Thanks very much guys,

Shell - yeah.. I wasn't too sure about the seaweed on the bottom right, but I had previously had a couple of edits without it, and in the end I though it helped frame the shot - anyway, I'm keen for opinions about the composition too! So here is the cropped version




Thanks again everyone,
Kristy

[titojuan]

I like the cropped muted one the best. Something about the colors made me take a second look, while the more vibrant one looked almost too tropical and more vacation-y.

[bratha]

Yep... I love the cropped muted one too!

The bright colours look good, but the muted one seems much more unique to me, and I feel like I can look at it much longer!

[shell]

Kristy, I definitely like the cropped muted version the best!