I can't decide so need a pier review...

[ColytonJohn]

Going over some old images I found this one of Paignton Pier that I took it in 2017 while on the way home from Mifsud and used 16-35 f4 I'd just bought.
My problem is with the crop as I can't decide which is stronger so what do you think?

Paignton Pier, Devon by John Leah, on Flickr

Or this slight crop:
5D3_4949_LuminarNeo-edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr

Cheers,
John

[Trev B]

For me it’s the second one John, there’s a lot of dead area in the bottom RH corner of the first.

[ColytonJohn]

Thanks Trev, I completely agree

Cheers,
John

[lunarbo]

Number 2 for sure…

[Bill53]

Number 2 for me, it has more impact.

[ColytonJohn]

Thanks folks

Cheers,
John

[Alan_H]

No1 for me , I like the longer view of the pier and coastline underneath, Crop up to the edge of the red reflection and down to just above the tallest flag to make a letter box image

Alan

[El Sid]

Crop for me. The position of the reflection of the right hand red light is much stronger compositionally and gives a much more definite dynamic to the line of the pier. The dull area on the RHS really doesn't work.

[ColytonJohn]

Thanks folks.

Alan: just tried that top and bottom crop along with a smidge from the left and it made an interesting composition:

5D3_4949_LuminarNeo-edit-4. - Resizedjpg.jpg

Sid: It was the dull area on the right that I found troubling yet part of me wanted to leave it uncropped to retain the lights of the distant harbour. If only that patch of sand was wet

Cheers,
John

[Colin W]

Both look nice but the second photo is the best.