urban landscape - which one

[firsty]

can't decide which one to enter

#1


#2

[radar]

Second one but in colour

The first one is nice but it looks too "clean"

[Cre8tivepixels]

2nd one in the same colour/tones as the first.......

[iposiniditos]

2nd one as it is

[phillipb]

2nd one is more dynamic.

[firsty]

ok it looks like #2 is the go
but so far I have 3 different treatments suggested

Theodoros likes B&W as above

André wants color


Dan wants it like #1 (can't do due to different coloring of buildings and only allowed to use basic editing)
this is as close as I can get starting with the firsts settings = desaturated look


so where to now

[losfp]

I'm going to go against the flow here and say that I actually prefer #1, perhaps with the blowout toned down a bit in the lamp. Perhaps I've done too many of the swooshing low perspective wide angle photos myself

EDIT - having just seen the two extras... I like the second desat shot overall

[NJ]

2nd one how it is in the original post

[Patrolman Pat]

#2 as it is in the first post.

[Onyx]

My overall preference, this one:
http://mcgoffs.net/gallery/d/951-1/_KM34330-3.jpg

[BT*ist]

I agree with Onyx. Muted works for this shot - overly saturated is a bit too much with the sandstone, and the black and white is nicely balanced but I think it needs more contrast.

Desaturated gives you the striking blue from the cylindrical building continuing all the way 'down' to the blue of the bus, along with the wash of the sky... while the gradual transition of the sandstone buildings from dark(er) to light(er) from right to left also works.

(Funnily, of the first two choices I would have initially gone for #1. But it is getting late!)

[outtram]

second one disaturated looks good... can ask how you did the disaturated look? i'm using lightroom but have photoshop cs3 as well