#1 is exceptional. The well composed fence knits the whole thing together. The dynamic range is just right. The image is precise without being stark.
I found this companion shot on your site:
http://shaunw.photium.com/lindesfarne-dawn#photo , also excellent, but a little busy and with aesthetically arbitrary borders to left and right. Maybe gravity biases landscape photography to landscape format.
You certainly have a feel for northern England, some of the most haunting of landscapes. I'd enjoy seeing your treatment of the Howgills and the northern Pennines.