Greetings @litesplasher,
Lovely photographs.......that give such a sense of space and depth.
One may be drawn more so to the second one as the movement in the sky is pronounced and the contrast between sky and land heightened resulting in a dramatic mood.....as one of your readers said.....it looks like something is about to happen......indeed.
Cheers!
Thank you! It is interesting to me that more people seem to be drawn to the second version of the picture. I would not have thought that would be so.