Which mountain composition do you prefer?

[nimo956]

I took a recent trip to the White Mountains, and I'm wondering if you could give your opinion about which composition you prefer of the same subject.

The first picture is from my 4x5 camera. I took a quick picture of the negative for viewing purposes so it isn't sharp and the colors are off, but I'm only concerned right now with the shape of the composition. I used a 250mm lens, so the image is tighter (a lesson for the future to shoot wide and crop later).

The second picture is from my iPhone and I cropped it a bit wider.

I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to make a large print of the 4x5 picture (at least 24x30), so give me your opinions.





Edit: Here is the full unedited scene from the iPhone:

[sun of sand]

I actually like the first washed out one better
Don't like how the cloud sits atop the peak in the other
And the pallid sickly color works better for it I thin

[RSalles]

#3 shot. The eye can "walk" over the mountain, like more this one,

Cheers,

Renato

[John Kasaian]

I like that bit of horizon peaking over the ridge---it provides a little depth.

[Paul Metcalf]

Two planes versus three maybe four, your choice

[David Schaller]

I like the wider view as well. Is that Lafayette from Lincoln?

[nimo956]

It is Mt. Lafayette from Little Haystack.

[David Schaller]

Right. Of course. Just to add to what John said, another nice hike is to approach Lafayette from the North via the Skoocumchuck Trail. Much less crowded than the trails from the Notch.

[Old_Dick]

#3, nice shot of the Franconia Ridge.

[aclark]

As it stands, no.1 looks slightly unbalanced to me. Maybe it would work better cropped to a square, by removing some of the left side of the picture....

Alan