Nature composition/cropping question

RoxnDox · 08-25-2013, 10:02 PM

I captured this scene on a recent family reunion in Yellowstone. That morning was calm and quiet, and I managed a nice shot of this heron hunting for breakfast along the lakeshore in the mists. My question is, which composition do you think works better - the one with the foreground left in, or the one with more foreground cropped out?

Jim

Last edited by RoxnDox; 07-10-2014 at 08:07 AM.

wullemaha · 08-25-2013, 10:06 PM

Second one

SpecialK · 08-25-2013, 10:22 PM

Yep, second one, makes the bird bigger.

Franc · 08-25-2013, 10:27 PM

second, it gives the heron a more prominent place in the composition

RoxnDox · 08-25-2013, 11:05 PM

Kinda what I figure the main opinion was gonna be

I still like the original too, but yeah, it does work better cropped.

Jim

**southlander** · 08-25-2013, 11:10 PM

Kinda like the first one. It seems to tell a story about the solitary nature of the hunting heron.

Velja · 08-25-2013, 11:33 PM

Hi,
The first photo is much better!

I'm a big opponent of the frame and a variety of "autographs" on photos, distracting the viewer and do not allow the composition to "breathe"!

regards Velja

RoxnDox · 08-26-2013, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by Velja

Hi,
The first photo is much better!

I'm a big opponent of the frame and a variety of "autographs" on photos, distracting the viewer and do not allow the composition to "breathe"!

regards Velja

Thanks, we each have our opinions :-) I use frames and titles sometimes, and I skip 'em sometimes. I'm neither a big proponent nor a big opponent...

Jim

TaoMaas · 08-26-2013, 09:42 AM

I like the second one. In the first pic, that big blank area in the lower right doesn't add anything to the pic so it needs to go.

Gregory_51 · 08-26-2013, 11:13 AM

The second one. The first has the large dead space in the lower right and seems more like a landscape photo that happens to have a bird in it. The second has eliminated most of the dead space and is a photo of a heron on a misty morning. I don't mind frames and names. Can go either way on it. Perhaps a lighter, smaller font that isn't so noticeable would work better if you want to have one.

08-25-2013, 10:02 PM	#1
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	composition/cropping question Lens: promaster 70-300 Camera: k100d Photo Location: Hebgen Lake, MT I captured this scene on a recent family reunion in Yellowstone. That morning was calm and quiet, and I managed a nice shot of this heron hunting for breakfast along the lakeshore in the mists. My question is, which composition do you think works better - the one with the foreground left in, or the one with more foreground cropped out? Jim Last edited by RoxnDox; 07-10-2014 at 08:07 AM.

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wullemaha Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Tokyo Posts: 503	Second one

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SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	Yep, second one, makes the bird bigger.

08-25-2013, 10:27 PM	#4
Franc Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hoevelaken Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,214	second, it gives the heron a more prominent place in the composition

08-25-2013, 11:05 PM	#5
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494 Original Poster	Kinda what I figure the main opinion was gonna be I still like the original too, but yeah, it does work better cropped. Jim

08-25-2013, 11:10 PM	#6
southlander Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Adelaide Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,364	Kinda like the first one. It seems to tell a story about the solitary nature of the hunting heron.

08-25-2013, 11:33 PM	#7
Velja Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Velenje Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 554	Hi, The first photo is much better! I'm a big opponent of the frame and a variety of "autographs" on photos, distracting the viewer and do not allow the composition to "breathe"! regards Velja

08-26-2013, 08:45 AM	#8
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494 Original Poster	Originally posted by Velja Hi, The first photo is much better! I'm a big opponent of the frame and a variety of "autographs" on photos, distracting the viewer and do not allow the composition to "breathe"! regards Velja Thanks, we each have our opinions :-) I use frames and titles sometimes, and I skip 'em sometimes. I'm neither a big proponent nor a big opponent... Jim

08-26-2013, 09:42 AM	#9
TaoMaas Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,574	I like the second one. In the first pic, that big blank area in the lower right doesn't add anything to the pic so it needs to go.

08-26-2013, 11:13 AM	#10
Gregory_51 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: London, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 343	The second one. The first has the large dead space in the lower right and seems more like a landscape photo that happens to have a bird in it. The second has eliminated most of the dead space and is a photo of a heron on a misty morning. I don't mind frames and names. Can go either way on it. Perhaps a lighter, smaller font that isn't so noticeable would work better if you want to have one.