Is the drake a distraction? I usually tend to crop in (too?) tightly. In this photo I deliberately left the drake in the photo to convey the inference that she was dancing for him...

clickety

I usually tend to crop in (too?) tightly. In this photo I deliberately left the drake in the photo to convey the inference that she was dancing for him, which was my initial reaction to the show she had put on. Now upon rethinking, because I like the hen and her shadow so much, is the drake a necessary part of the image? Should I crop him out like another of hers posted in the Bird in flight, Birds in water section.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

clickety wrote:

I usually tend to crop in (too?) tightly. In this photo I deliberately left the drake in the photo to convey the inference that she was dancing for him, which was my initial reaction to the show she had put on. Now upon rethinking, because I like the hen and her shadow so much, is the drake a necessary part of the image? Should I crop him out like another of hers posted in the Bird in flight, Birds in water section.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

Wonderful work 🤎♦️🤎♦️🤎

cliff Hilbert Loc: Plano, TX

It's great just like it is. She's putting on a show for him and he's loving it.

DebAnn Loc: Toronto

clickety wrote:

I usually tend to crop in (too?) tightly. In this photo I deliberately left the drake in the photo to convey the inference that she was dancing for him, which was my initial reaction to the show she had put on. Now upon rethinking, because I like the hen and her shadow so much, is the drake a necessary part of the image? Should I crop him out like another of hers posted in the Bird in flight, Birds in water section.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

Leave the drake in - she is performing for him.

clickety

joecichjr wrote:

Wonderful work 🤎♦️🤎♦️🤎

Thank you for your kind comments.

clickety

cliff Hilbert wrote:

It's great just like it is. She's putting on a show for him and he's loving it.

Thanks for the input.

clickety

DebAnn wrote:

Leave the drake in - she is performing for him.

Thanks for the input, it was quite a performance and that was my initial reaction.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

clickety wrote:

I usually tend to crop in (too?) tightly. In this photo I deliberately left the drake in the photo to convey the inference that she was dancing for him, which was my initial reaction to the show she had put on. Now upon rethinking, because I like the hen and her shadow so much, is the drake a necessary part of the image? Should I crop him out like another of hers posted in the Bird in flight, Birds in water section.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

I like it the way it is.

But you should have posted it in Photos Bird subsection.

clickety

bcheary wrote:

I like it the way it is.

But you should have posted it in Photos Bird subsection.

I had a specific question and by my reading of the rules, it best fits here. Warning: you’re starting to sound like CHG_CANON and a few others who apparently have a bird phobia (be careful they say it’s contagious)😥.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

clickety wrote:

I usually tend to crop in (too?) tightly. In this photo I deliberately left the drake in the photo to convey the inference that she was dancing for him, which was my initial reaction to the show she had put on. Now upon rethinking, because I like the hen and her shadow so much, is the drake a necessary part of the image? Should I crop him out like another of hers posted in the Bird in flight, Birds in water section.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

Totally.

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

clickety wrote:

I had a specific question and by my reading of the rules, it best fits here. Warning: you’re starting to sound like CHG_CANON and a few others who apparently have a bird phobia (be careful they say it’s contagious)😥.

It's got nothing to do with a bird phobia. When people post images to the Main Discussion forum he usually posts, "better in the gallery" or "better in birds" to let the poster know it should not be posted here.

I believe you have interpreted the rules incorrectly. The rules do allow an image to be posted if it aids in the discussion. In this case the image itself is the subject.

A better place might be post processing given your question.

Bill_de Loc: US

clickety wrote:

I usually tend to crop in (too?) tightly. In this photo I deliberately left the drake in the photo to convey the inference that she was dancing for him, which was my initial reaction to the show she had put on. Now upon rethinking, because I like the hen and her shadow so much, is the drake a necessary part of the image? Should I crop him out like another of hers posted in the Bird in flight, Birds in water section.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

This is the wrong section as there are sections to get help/opinions on a photo. A photo in this section is fine if the photo helps make something clear, but is not the main subject.

That said, many folks here don't really care as long as people comment on their pictures.

I know for sure, it's not the end of the world.

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Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

I think the drake belongs. Sometimes a tight crop works but in this case he adds context to the picture

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

clickety wrote:

I usually tend to crop in (too?) tightly. In this photo I deliberately left the drake in the photo to convey the inference that she was dancing for him, which was my initial reaction to the show she had put on. Now upon rethinking, because I like the hen and her shadow so much, is the drake a necessary part of the image? Should I crop him out like another of hers posted in the Bird in flight, Birds in water section.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

This is a request of help, not a Photo Gallery share. For comments:

1, Level the image. Use the water ripples as the guide to find the level horizon.

2, If you keep the second bird, crop tighter. I see this image better expressed as a 16:10 rectangle, cutting from the foreground mostly. Enable your 1/3 guides and see if you can get bird's eye to cross the top horizontal, if not both the top and our-right side vertical as you position the 16:10 aspect.

3, Investigate the AI generate tools to seamlessly 'wipe away' the second background bird.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Make your own choice based on your own preferences. My personal opinion is that the shot captures a duck scene and the drake adds to it.