Mariposa Belle

[Jaedon]

Named after the Paddle Wheel Ferry in the shot

[Frog]

I like the second shot better. At first, I thought it was a crop but then looking at the background I realize you were zoomed in more and that its a different shot.
Also, the person on the rear deck adds interest though it would be better if he/she were more to the left.
What are the tall spires, visible in both shots. There appears to be two in the first but the ship has blocked one in the second. Radio towers?

[MB1]

I think you are too far away from the subject, the sky lacks interest and there is too much foreground (or actually forewater) in the frame.

[Lori11]

I like the seond one Jay but a bit to far away and the lighting kinda washes it out some. More cropping maybe? (Mariposa is a county in California that I believe means butterfly)

[Jaedon]

MB1 - I was probably about 200 yds away from it at the time. The sky was hazy so I definitely agree with you about the lack of interest there.

Frog - the stacks in the background are from the industrial district on the other side of the harbor.

[Class A]

Great sun reflections on the second picture and I like the colours overall. On the downside, I think the ship should have more sense of space around it; some perspective of where it could go or that it has left something. I appreciate you were limited in your composition by the distance between you and the ship.