Bells - Photo Crop Recommendation

I'm giving this photograph as a gift. I'd like some input on which crop works best. Thanks for your help!

Here's the more panoramic version.

#2. It appears much cleaner. I'm not real fond of those rocks sticking out of the water when lit by the sun. They're too dominant anyway.

I agree with Todd on this and like #2. When I first looked at the first image my eyes went directly to the rocks in front and I started wondering if I could pull the red square rock out of the image.

I totally agree guys. I like large DOF, but the lighting and the comp with the rocks just isn't strong enough and I found it a bit distracting as well. Thanks for the input!

I would say cropping right above the lower big square rock in #1 looks the best to me. I like the little red rock above in the frame plus the rest of the red dirt around it under the water.

Halfway in between the two?

I like the DOF in the first one, but the red rock leading off the image is a big turn-off for me. The second shot is nice, but I feel like there should be something more up front. Derek's got the right idea, I think.

#2, definitely. I'm a fan of impactful foreground elements, but they need to compliment the rest of the scene in order to be effective. The rock nearest the refelction is so prominent (bright, centered and close to the reflection) that it's taking too much away from the stronger parts of the image.

I like #2 also. I agree that the large light rock in the center foreground is distracting; it really takes my attention away from the reflection. The pano version is very nicely balanced, and the reflection serves a a very nice foreground element.

As far as foreground elements are concerned, the three rocks that lead into the image from the lower right corner draw my eye right to the reflection and then farther into the image.

I agree with the above comments. You might try backing off the saturation, as well. You might recapture some of the detail in the snow.

Regards, Ken