yeah - well nice exposure . The first one has a rather obvious black log spoiling the scene, I think.
perhaps a hard crop and more colour in the metal, but then it's your pic.
Second one is - er what? Again a most distracting 'pole' sitting behind the right front. A subject better suited to sepia as the rusted metal NEEDS a lift. Also the 'square black hole' right in yer face, can you put life in that maw?
Noel
Hi Jacsul, Where've you been? I see you find the same type of things in your travels that I do. I kind of like the first one, but it would benifit from a bit of cropping off the top. (I know, I know, I always want to crop everything, sorry)
I'd clone out the white patch in the grill on the second one. The pole is distracting too, but looks like it would be hard to clone out.
How are things going with Elements? Are you still working with the trial?
Wendy