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Does this early morning photo of the car work?
With or without the flare?

I think I can PS out the flare in the second photo at the top.
I'm happy to leave it there though.
I'm wondering whether the flare dominates the other photo and overwhelms the car.

I am torn on this one. The flare on the first picture does dominate the car, but at the same time it gives the "sunny morning after a rainy night" effect to the picture, which is kinda cool.

This is kinda tough to decide. The deciding factor for me is the uniqueness of the shot with the flare. The second one appears to be sharper and more colorful, but then, its just a shot of a car. #1 is more special.