Not quite sure of which one
I know it's just variations on a theme. But thoughts on which one is better than another? Maybe I'm just overthinking?
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Hi Charles!
To me #2 & #3 look just about the same, other than the inclusion of wall to the left.
I prefer either of these over the first as they feel a little more balanced, but I can certainly see how others may appreciate the first one more.
Thanks. For #2 vs. #3, it is the inclusion of the wall on the left. Yeah, I think you're right. I guess 2 is a bit better.
No 2
Thanks. After posting here, I'll agree.
I'm not sure including the wall-bit on the left adds anything to the image. I find it distracting from the overall design. I'm also sort of a stickler about level horizontals and verticals that are really vertical. This seems a bit skewed, and the wall at the left, being a true vertical, makes the others stand out more. The joys of perspective. Also, it would be better if the person were seen through the leftmost window rather than the one on the right, so he faces into the frame rather than away, although I suspect that opportunity did not present itself. YMMV.
The things you mention are exactly why I like number 2. I don't like technically perfect photographs. They're cold and don't move me, not all of them. Sometimes they're spectacular and do move me, but the subject and the general mood of the photograph are the most important things.
I don't give a toss about horizons or verticals or anything like that, unless, of course, they're completely wonky. A technically good photograph can leave me very cold, and that is all I'm trying to say.
Number 2 may not be technically perfect in your eyes, but to me, it is. Including the wall, it makes it appear like that man has more of the world around him than the other two photographs show.
What the wall on the left "adds" is that it balances the person on the right-hand side of the photo. Funny though, I don't think that I noticed the true vertical with the sloping roof-line! (There were no more windows to the right.)