Crop this pic? Attached is a JPG of an otherwise undeveloped RAW (nothing spectacular). Also attached is an edited version cropped (perhaps edited too harshly). I accept that you might...

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Attached is a JPG of an otherwise undeveloped RAW (nothing spectacular).
Also attached is an edited version cropped (perhaps edited too harshly).
I accept that you might improve the edit, but how would you crop the pic?

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13 Loc: I am only responsible to what I say..not what

AAAuuuu... you forgot the picture!

Bill_de Loc: US

Maybe he decided to put it in the proper place?

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Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Bill_de wrote:

Maybe he decided to put it in the proper place?

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Hope it's in the proper place? and now working.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Delderby wrote:

.....how would you crop the pic?

Flowers are very strong subjects and can stand on their own. Put another way, flowers don't need context - but that doesn't mean that context is a no-no. The amount of context can be chosen on the basis of how desirable it is. In your posted example the background is relatively plain so it wouldn't add much to picture. The flower, on the other hand, is anything but plain so it's worth focusing on and deserves to be placed centre stage.

And that is how I would crop it.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Crop more severely. Take the top off to only include as much green as there is at the bottom, and do likewise for the right side. Too much green only distracts from the flower.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Delderby wrote:

Attached is a JPG of an otherwise undeveloped RAW (nothing spectacular).
Also attached is an edited version cropped (perhaps edited too harshly).
I accept that you might improve the edit, but how would you crop the pic?

As in 2 but crop a little on top.

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

The way it's cropped looks good to me --- it seems to have balance within the borders of the image.

mindzye Loc: WV

R.G. wrote:

Flowers are very strong subjects and can stand on their own. Put another way, flowers don't need context - but that doesn't mean that context is a no-no. The amount of context can be chosen on the basis of how desirable it is. In your posted example the background is relatively plain so it wouldn't add much to picture. The flower, on the other hand, is anything but plain so it's worth focusing on and deserves to be placed centre stage.

And that is how I would crop it.

CliffMcKenzie Loc: Lake Athens Texas

A little off the top. Right side is good. Left side, the crop is too tight, widen ever so slightly and remove from the bottom left corner a leaf just starting to appear. Also study the stem after the initial leaves (going bottom up - left side). The greens are strong & dark, you might play with this and also try boosting the flower (only) saturation entirely or just pink\red.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

This will be cropped in the gallery.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Delderby wrote:

Attached is a JPG of an otherwise undeveloped RAW (nothing spectacular).
Also attached is an edited version cropped (perhaps edited too harshly).
I accept that you might improve the edit, but how would you crop the pic?

Your crop was fine! I am attaching an alternative. For me, that branch out to the left is a beautiful structure, so I included it in the crop while cloning out (My skills there are horrible) what was left sticking into the bottom left. Better? I don't know, but just a different look.

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

Try the 2nd one square. take off the bottom.

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

Delderby wrote:

Attached is a JPG of an otherwise undeveloped RAW (nothing spectacular).
Also attached is an edited version cropped (perhaps edited too harshly).
I accept that you might improve the edit, but how would you crop the pic?

Another crop and light change.

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larryepage Loc: North Texas area

13 wrote:

AAAuuuu... you forgot the picture!

Stems are an acknowledged part of roses, so I tend to a vertical crop. I'd also like to get the blossom out of the center of the image. So I'd try a vertical crop that includes that little bit of foliage to the left of the main stem...use the existing bottom edge and build that way.