Went out this afternoon to shoot some sunsets. I ended in the riverbed of the River Rhine, near the village of Opheusden. Both captures are made with the SMC-Takumar 200/4 wide open with a Cokin P121L filter.

Hope you like them!

[flippedgazelle]

1st one is cool with the geese flying in.

[Jimbo]

Rense, I may have cropped a whole bunch off the left side to make the birds the focus within the shot. JIM

[Ash]

You have a winner in #1, and Jim says right - the birds should be made the subject, and framed/cropped accordingly.

[Rense]

Thanks guys!

Jim, Ash, do you mean something like this?

[Jimbo]

Prefer that one Rense but I may have gone slightly more on the crop. JIM

[Rense]

Prefer that one Rense but I may have gone slightly more on the crop. JIM

Would you crop more from the bottom too, or only from the left?
And thanks, of course!!

[Jimbo]

Nothing from the bottom IMO Rense. It does add to the shot. JIM

[Rense]

I tried it Jim, but it doesn't appeal to me

[Sailor]

The cropped version looks wonderful - although I might have taken a bit more off the left (but then what do I know?).

Great job, Rense, as usual.

Jer

[Jimbo]

I tried it Jim, but it doesn't appeal to me

In the end it what you like that counts Rense. You do wonderful work! Always look forward to reviewing your images. JIM