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I like the first one -- a kind of surreal scene, & the sticks are placed in a good spot to 'anchor' the corner of the image. I do have to agree it doesn't seem quite sharp. I'm not sure if I like the water that blurry, without seeing what it would have looked like if it was
less blurry. Although a "rule" is not to put the horizon right in the middle, I don't mind it here. Overall the shot creates a kind of fantasy-landscape effect... would be pretty neat if it was a little sharper -- it's mostly the sand.
#2 is one in which the horizon-in-the-middle rule is more apparent. This one doesn't quite work for me. There doesn't seem to be much of a point of interest in it. Also is it just me or is the horizon tilted a wee bit?