yup - you're right - yesterday's for me. The colours and the way your eye is lead in from figures, diagonally to the tower. Nice one though.

Close call Dave! But todays image for me. I agree that the softer and resticted tones in this one provide a slight feeling of intrigue. I also feel that the layer of cloud acts as a natural framing element which you have exploited well. Yep, this one, lovely image. Mal

Both are good, but I like the first due to the people!

Very calming. Like the stretched frame...works better than any other composition. very stable and strong...I also like the repeating pattern of the docks...Are those two people holding each others' hands? one adult one a child?!!

I strongly prefer this one over yesterday's. This reminds me of eastern paiting - the gentle tone and the omission. According to eastern painting: You don't have to tell everything.

I cast my vote for yesterday's.

Yesterday's for people placement, today's for colour and aspect ratio - on balance I'd go for today's, but it's a close call.

I prefer this for composition... only I'd like a bit more contrast in the brown wood on foreground... (sorry for my english, I hope you understand my opinions)

I agree with most of the above that today's aspect ratio suits the scene better. I actually prefer yesterday's colors, but a 2:1 or 16:9 crop of yesterday's shot puts the cloud band in an awkward spot.

Both have their strengths. I like yesterdays for the people on the beach. I like todays for the warm "beachy" tones in the palette. This area just seems massive, and you have represented it well. Great job.

I prefer today's photo... I like beaches without people!

I'll vote for yesterday's shot too - mainly for the great blues, and the people. Whichever I prefer, both are miles better than anything I've produced from that side of the Fylde! :-)

Another very good image. Nice job!

#2 is better.

Wonderful pastel colors!

What a lot of fun you have created David. As much as I like the first one with my comments on washed-out Suffolk colours. This is balanced by the slightly stronger tower and the subtlest suggestion of more metal structures in the furthest distance in today's picture and so adds another ingredient. It makes me want to move into the shot and become part of it. Overall it's a draw ... well maybe!

Oh! ... and, to answer Narimans question, I think the person in the middle distance could well be struggling with a push chair ...Go on tell us Dave ...if you can remember.

This one!
Both are bit bit muted for me but I perfer the composition of this one. Yesterdays sky and cloud structure don't fit with the beach and as well as this one fits together.

Is that Libby with the pram and a few of the kids in the distance ;-)

it's like a dream... very nice colours

Thanks everyone.

nariman (and Richard and m): it's either an adult and a child, or an adult and a large dog. I didn't notice at the time, and it's not obvious from the high res' version, but it's not a pushchair.

Bill: yep, the crop wouldn't have worked with yesterday's.

this one for me without a doubt, love the subtle colours and way you can 'just see' building pier etc. ps love the bucket pic, how did you post process it?

Very well!
Good composition and nice tones!
Nice envorienment!

I think I like this one better. I prefer the tones, and the 'widescreen' view. Impeccable composition.

This one gets my vote. It's the restricted colour palette that does it for me, and the way the tones gently blend.

Beautiful. Love this one.

This looks like an old postcard painting...beautiful!