Castle "Burg"

[Sunray]

Two photographs of castle "Burg" near Solingen, Germany. They were taken just after sunset. Originally I wanted to wait a few minutes more until blue hour, but unfortunatly only the tower of the castle is illuminated by spotlights. So this did not work at all.
Which of the pictures do you prefer? There were also powerlines in the back I cloned out, do you see any traces left of them? CC welcome.


21:12 CET; 150mm (fullframe); f/8; iso 50; 30sec


21:24 CET; 150mm (fullframe); f/8; iso 200; 30sec

Thank You.
Robert

[Shadowman]

The green light on the second both distracts and yet breaks up the muted overall color. I would go for a bit more contrast on either one. Nice effort.

[rpcrowe]

Very nice shot. I selected the green of the trees in the first image and brightened them a bit, increased contrast and increased structure. It seemed to improve on my monitor.

[wrench]

Both are nice shots. I prefer the second one. The glow from lights on the tower on the left and the building on the right add to the image.

[bnnrcn]

I prefer the second image as the sky looks blue and darker . I would get rid of that bright green light though

[Minerva]

#2 for me too. Well done Robert.

[Dave Humphries]

It is fascinating switching between them in LyteBox Robert

I prefer the second too.