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Evanickelbridger
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 14:39
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Original?
Cropped?
Thanks :)
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spark
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 14:45
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A great picture,its number 2 for me.
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devish
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 15:35
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I instead prefer the original: I like the grass and the horizontal view of this pic.
Gess it's a matter of taste :))))
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Marcos
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 15:36
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Original (1) :-)
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Corneel Timmermans
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 16:22
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Original,
but both are ok, depending on usage I think..
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Dieuwertje
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 16:25
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I prefer the first one, the grass is a nice background for the animal, it looks narural
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i.e.v.13
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 16:44
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I also prefer the original.
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pansa
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 17:18
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Original because it shows the "habitat". Furthermore the compo is much better.
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de stilte
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 17:59
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the first one, because of the habitat and the gopher??? need that space to come to his full right. Cropping is IMO only necessary when there are objects in a picture which has nothing to do with the subject.
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Gary Walsh
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 18:38
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I prefer No. 2.
Reasons:
- Vertical squirrel - vertical shot.
- The darkness on right of No.1 is distracting and drawing my attention away from the subject.
- No.2 is closer and more personal.
- It is little 'George' first portrait and portraits are 'portrait' (vertical).
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Oscar_
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 18:56
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I also prefer the first one. As others said I like the surroundings as well. With the second pic you have to scroll to see the squarrel. And I don't like scrolling a picture but tha's my opinion.
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Geoffrey McElwaine
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# Posted: 9 Jul 07 21:24
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Evanickelbridger : An interesting question. I much prefer the second ( cropped ) version, for some of Gary Walsh's reasons, but also because -
a. Cropping has removed things which add little : the cropped version still shows enough of the surrounding area to let us know that it is the animal's habitat - grass, etc.
b. It was a maxim, in Camera Club circles in which I used to mix, that you should always " fill the frame ". Cropping your picture has thrown most focus on the main subject - the animal.
I agree with devish, however : it's all a matter of personal taste.
Regards
Geoff.
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Ruud~
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# Posted: 10 Jul 07 00:35
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They're both good, but I like the original better. The squirrel needs more room than a vertical crop can provide and the emerald grass is an interesting feature by itself.
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Evanickelbridger
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# Posted: 10 Jul 07 01:54
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Thanks for the comments! I asked myself the same question - can't make up my mind! The second is more technically correct I think, but the first shows the environment which looks pretty good.
As for the second, should it be cropped more, or should it be done more by the rule of thirds? What should touch the crossing lines?
Thanks again :)
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Paulo Calafate
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# Posted: 10 Jul 07 16:28
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I agree with Gary Walsh and Geoffrey McElwaine. I like the second one version ... and the vertical format turns more elegant the animal. If in the backgroud you caught something that tell us more about the habitat ... but it´s only grass!
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Evanickelbridger
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# Posted: 10 Jul 07 20:01
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@Paulo: But it's nice grass! Lol
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bruha
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# Posted: 11 Jul 07 01:26
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I guess it depends on what the story is that you are trying to express
No 1 is a picture of habitat with an animal
No2 is a portrait of an animal
I tend to crop my pics to death
Love the little animal but yes, the grass is great
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dave53
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# Posted: 12 Jul 07 13:08
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They're both great but I think I like the cropped version a little better.
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ponderosa
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# Posted: 24 Jul 07 04:21
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Just comparing the two as photos and ending it at that, I'd say the second picture is better, because it helps you focus on the subject of the shot and pay attension to the contrast of the brown and green. However, if you were to go further and insert these into photoshop or some other program like that, the first pictures would be the best to work with, as there is more room to edit around the subject.
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