They are the same image but the first one is uncropped. The original image was taken with my D70 and Micro 60mm at closest focusing distance.
If they don't have a "WOW" factor, what could I do to improve them?
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Do either of these have a "WOW" factor?
They are the same image but the first one is uncropped. The original image was taken with my D70 and Micro 60mm at closest focusing distance. If they don't have a "WOW" factor, what could I do to improve them?
Niced shot Andrew,
Not sure it it would work but have you tried an even tighter crop? The whole top of the images, plus quite a bit from the left could possibly go. It would focus more attention on the front "spike" and the drops. Possibly also bumping up the contrast might help.
The simple cropping has helped this image remarkably ... but look more closely at how you've done the cropping.
You've relocated your primary point of interest bang onto an intersection of two of your rule-of-thirds lines, and that is also what has helped make this work. g.
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Thanks, Gary, that's what I was trying to achieve.
Kind of 
I would have liked the exact same subject with a longer lens (or closer shot) so just the single green spike plus the water drops were filling the frame - that way the green wouldn't be the dominating colour - the red would stand out more. BTW that was my opinion and therefore has no basis in fact or reality 
The most recent crop above certainly has WOW factor for me. As well as the nice placement (that thirds thingy) you've removed the quite distracting hexagonal OOF drops in the background.
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yes...... but the image presented has many ways to crop for a wow factor....
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