I’d imagine you might be able to get another version out of this that sits somewhere between these two. I like some elements of the darkness in #1 and #2 looses a little bit of mood IMO.
i think you might have lost the contrast between sea and sky that i liked so much – the rich blue and orange are somewhat muted in the second – but still a great image with great composition
There’s just no pleasing some people :wink: For what it’s worth, I think you’ve done a superb job on the second one and it’s a better image all around because of the work you put into. Well done.