I love how Stella looks. Great job. For me, the empty left side of the frame is too big. Maybe a square crop?
I agree with Rab-Eye about the crop. There's a lot of big empty to the left. The whiskers are wonderfully illuminated and pronounced.
I love it, the composition is great. I like the space in front, but maybe just a bit less. Is this 16 x9? I would not take a lot away, but some. The light and expression with the whiskers very nice.
Here are crops to 16x9 and square. I did them from the 2000px wide upload instead of the larger original.
The 16x9 contains most of the story I had in mind (not "whiskers" - that was a misleading title, lol). The story is her gaze into space, or out the window, or somewhere that
you interpret.
BUT! I also love the tight square crop for the story of the title: whiskers! Isn't it grand I don't have to choose
Many thanks to all for your suggestions, time and lovely comments!
Don't you love when everyone second-guesses you! I think the square crop has gone too far and the 16x9 has too much. Somewhere in-between would be my choice.
Linda From Maine wrote:
Here are crops to 16x9 and square. I did them from the 2000px wide upload instead of the larger original.
The 16x9 contains most of the story I had in mind (not "whiskers" - that was a misleading title, lol). The story is her gaze into space, or out the window, or somewhere that
you interpret.
BUT! I also love the tight square crop for the story of the title: whiskers! Isn't it grand I don't have to choose
Many thanks to all for your suggestions, time and lovely comments!
Here are crops to 16x9 and square. I did them from... (
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Being a cat fan, I’ll take any one of those pictures. Good work, Linda. Give Stella a hug and a kiss for me.
Stan
AzPicLady wrote:
Don't you love when everyone second-guesses you! I think the square crop has gone too far and the 16x9 has too much. Somewhere in-between would be my choice.
I do love people's input, Kathy! There have been many happy surprises when someone suggests or sees something I didn't anticipate or see.
I wouldn't ask for feedback if I didn't want it
StanMac wrote:
Being a cat fan, I’ll take any one of those pictures. Good work, Linda. Give Stella a hug and a kiss for me.
Stan
Thanks so much, Stan. I would be more of a Stella fan if she'd sleep past 2:30 in the morning...
My personal taste—I love the square crop, but I’m partial towards that format anyway.
Rab-Eye wrote:
My personal taste—I love the square crop, but I’m partial towards that format anyway.
I also enjoy square crops, whether with single flower blossoms, or a close-up that fills the frame, or sometimes it's what the composition demands. Here are two examples
https://flic.kr/p/2pCpfPmhttps://flic.kr/p/2pKmrXoThanks again!
Rab-Eye wrote:
Nice! Really nice!
Thanks! I think I caught it at peak color and freshness
After glancing at a few of my pics on flickr, I'm going to re-word my previous comment about what I like with square crops.
AzPicLady wrote:
Don't you love when everyone second-guesses you! I think the square crop has gone too far and the 16x9 has too much. Somewhere in-between would be my choice.
I agree. Maybe 4/3?
Still a wonderful shot, no matter what crop.
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