Taken just down the stream from my First "Stick and Stones" Print. I was playing around with developers for the Kodak Polymax. I finally got something I liked, then of course Kodak did away with the paper.
I prefer #1 due to simpler composition and more cohesive overall image. This one contains a lot of elements of different shapes and sizes at different tangents but the swirl in the middle helps to hold it together somewhat. Ultimately I think it's just a bit too "busy" for my taste but as with #1 you got some great tones going.
Tony
The composition is quite nice. Their is alot going on but not in a distracting way. everything is balanced and continual, their is no hesitation in the ebb and flow of the photo, nothing is out of place.