Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Settle a dispute

Imagine you were going to create some wall art with photographs of the Twin Cities. We are planning on getting 12x12 canvases from winkflash while they are still on sale, so we have until August 14th to order. I want to get 9 to start, and maybe someday we'll get more. These will hang in our office, where our big wedding photo hangs now.

Ben and I are having a little dispute about which photo of the Cathedral we should use. Please comment on this post and tell me which photo you think would work better. If you are interested in seeing the rest of the photos that I'm planning on using for the canvases, click here.

Cathedral Square 2
The flag in the corner will be removed in photoshop

Cathedral 1 Square
The light pole will be removed in photoshop

I am not going to tell you who likes which photo better, lest that influences your decision. You can feel free to guess though :)

Also, you will notice we only have 8 photos right now, so I need one more. Minneapolis is very overrepresented, so if anyone has any ideas of St. Paul icons that would go well with the rest of these photos, let me know! Otherwise, ideas for the final photo are:
Uptown Theater sign
Foshay Tower
Spoon & Cherry
State Fair (this is the one other St. Paul icon I thought of, but Ben hates the State Fair)
First Ave

Any thoughts??

14 comments:

Rett said...

Number 1 hands down. Really interesting to look at, great composition, rich colors.

Number 2 feels plain in comparison and I'm not a fan of the large dark color fill in the trees in the lower left.

Bridget said...

I like the first one a lot better.

The Beans said...

My first reaction was #2 (I like traditional pictures), but I have to admit that #1 is growing on me. Dean likes #1.

Our thoughts for St. Paul icons:

Mickey's Diner
The State Capitol
The High Bridge
The Governor's mansion
The Science Museum
Xcel Center

Becca Williams said...

#1 all the way.

Anonymous said...

I vote for #1! Obviously.
--Shannon

Alex said...

Numero uno, great idea btw!

bietz said...

Buffalo Wild Wings in the Har Mar Mall.

Amanda said...

the first one, second is too typical and postcard like

Jen said...

I like # 2.

Sonja said...

I would go with Photo #1 - Photo #2 is a bit too conventional for my tastes.

Yay for Winkflash sales!

Cathy said...

The first one--looking up, hands down. It's the artist's eye.

Other St. Paul icons....Centennial Showboat at Harriet Island, The Fitz, MPR studios.

Erin I think you have a pretty clear leader so far! :)

mrs.leah.maria said...

I love the idea and would have to agree with the majority!

Kelly Clausen said...

yep, definitely #1!

Kate said...

#1 for shiz, my niz