I couldn't make up my mind about the background. The land in the distance added to part of the story, yet it kept drawing my eye, and I didn't find a lot of interest once it settled there. I gave it a 6, but I think it would have been a 7 with a tighter crop. There's already so much to peruse--the rope, the bird, the rust, the shapes, and I think that land added on too many things and split the interest.
Your outtake, while nice, doesn't have the interest of the dragger's drum, imo. (maybe because there's a bird in it :) |