Originally posted by Chriffer I feel like I could go on forever changing things with this. Is this normal?
Yes, quite normal. Sometimes you get a shot that looks great whatever way you crop it, sometime it takes a while to get the right crop and then sometimes, no matter what you do, you never quite get there. Then it's either you or the picture that is the problem and it's best to either take a break or, get a fresh perspective on it.
Personally, if I had been taking that shot I would probably have tried moving the one couch either parallel or at right angles to the stairs and moved the other couch so that it wasn't in shot.
Hope you don't mind, here's an idea I had for a crop. It may not be what you were looking for but I quite like the lines.
Gary