Would you crop more? This shot of a Black-cowled Oriole was taken in Costa Rica. I cropped it slightly from the R and bottom to remove some distracting elements. Would you crop more?

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

This shot of a Black-cowled Oriole was taken in Costa Rica. I cropped it slightly from the R and bottom to remove some distracting elements. Would you crop more? How about the slightly OOF perch on the L? Otherwise very little processing; I did bring down the yellows on the legs and wing patch. Those areas are also the reason for the negative EC at the time the image was taken. I kept blowing out those areas of yellow.
Shot with a Canon R5, 600 f/4.0. SS 1/250, ISO 1000, f/4.0, EC of -0.3.

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CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Crop more? Yes. There's just more 'extra' on our left than is needed. Consider the same aspect ratio, but trim space from the left as you align the bird's eye with the vertical center-line through the image frame. At the minimum, remove the distracting moss below the branch at the left-edge of the frame.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I agree with Paul about the left edge; otherwise, I'd leave it alone because I like the natural setting look.

WesIam Loc: Phoenixville, Pa

I like it the way it is! Great capture!!!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

CHG_CANON wrote:

Crop more? Yes. There's just more 'extra' on our left than is needed. Consider the same aspect ratio, but trim space from the left as you align the bird's eye with the vertical center-line through the image frame. At the minimum, remove the distracting moss below the branch at the left-edge of the frame.

I also brightened (levels adjust) and rotated ......my take .......Great shot !

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Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Nice shot - but failed in not filling the frame.
I may be biased - but 4/3 format, zoomed in some, would, IMO, have done better.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I like the crop better.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

You can crop more on the left. Leave more space on the left which will give the feeling that the bird will fly off in that direction .

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Ha ha - they don't fly backwards.

Toment Loc: FL, IL

I tried a square. Birds Eye is at a crossing point.
Nice shot

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

I thought it was not bad the way it was, but I like imagemeister's rendition quite a bit.

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Very nice image, but I do like Imagemasters results better

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

The 2nd version is a little better. Not by much, though.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

bajadreamer wrote:

This shot of a Black-cowled Oriole was taken in Costa Rica. I cropped it slightly from the R and bottom to remove some distracting elements. Would you crop more? How about the slightly OOF perch on the L? Otherwise very little processing; I did bring down the yellows on the legs and wing patch. Those areas are also the reason for the negative EC at the time the image was taken. I kept blowing out those areas of yellow.
Shot with a Canon R5, 600 f/4.0. SS 1/250, ISO 1000, f/4.0, EC of -0.3.

Yes, a little on the left. Nice image.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

As shown it's a bird in its natural environment. Cropping makes it look like a documentary photo of that particular bird. If you don't want a documentary style then leave it uncropped. I would recommend the crop only for small prints.