Which Crop Would You Enter?
Jan 8, 2014 14:09:37 #
I Will Enter This Photo In A Contest & Would Appreciate Input .
Crop Is The Issue , The Size Printed Will Be 16x20.
Thank You For Your Help
Crop Is The Issue , The Size Printed Will Be 16x20.
Thank You For Your Help
Jan 8, 2014 14:20:03 #
The first. Although I like crops the larger gives the image the context it needs to stand on it's own. Good luck and post your results!
- Is this the full image or can you include a little more space on the bottom and left?
- Is this the full image or can you include a little more space on the bottom and left?
Jan 8, 2014 14:30:19 #
ColdSnap wrote:
I Will Enter This Photo In A Contest & Would Appreciate Input .
Crop Is The Issue , The Size Printed Will Be 16x20.
Thank You For Your Help
Crop Is The Issue , The Size Printed Will Be 16x20.
Thank You For Your Help
I prefer the first one since you can see more of the animal.
Jan 8, 2014 14:32:01 #
Jan 9, 2014 08:24:34 #
Jan 9, 2014 10:28:00 #
Jan 9, 2014 10:30:18 #
Tom47 wrote:
1 if it was cropped try adding a little area past the tail end.
Agree.
Jan 9, 2014 10:44:55 #
In my opinion neither one. Both are poorly exposed and composed. My eye was drawn to the weeds on the right. The more you crop the lees the quality will be when printing because you'll introduce pixelation.
Jan 9, 2014 10:52:58 #
ColdSnap wrote:
I Will Enter This Photo In A Contest & Would Appreciate Input .
Crop Is The Issue , The Size Printed Will Be 16x20.
Thank You For Your Help
Crop Is The Issue , The Size Printed Will Be 16x20.
Thank You For Your Help
first one
Jan 9, 2014 11:18:25 #
It Does Not Pixelate As A 16x20 Print With Major Cropping. I Degrade The Resolution On All My Posted Shots To
Prevent Theft.
Prevent Theft.
Jan 9, 2014 11:26:12 #
Jan 9, 2014 11:30:29 #
I would crop it differently than either of the above. I feel you should definitely include all of the bear and if there is a bit more to the left of the tail (as mentioned by Tom 47)then include it. I would however crop out the top 25% of the image as this does a couple of things to improve the image. Fistly is that it increases the relative size of the bear which has all the details. Secondly it will emphasize two diagonal lines in the background which come to a point on the left side of the image forming a vertex just above the bear. That V shaped divergence of the two lines carries the viewers eye from left to right which is how we all look at an image (because we read from left to right). The final image would be better balanced with this 25% crop and you would retain enough background to suggest the setting.
Jan 9, 2014 11:37:43 #
Dont you have an image of the bear that is more centered? All that space at the top draws the viewers attention there and this is not what you want. If you can, submit an image of the bear filling most of the frame. Also, the shadows need to be brightened up so that more detail of the bears fur can be seen. In PSE12 open image in the raw editor and use the shadow slider.
Jan 9, 2014 11:58:57 #
Personally, I find there is not enough contrast between the subject matter and the background...too much tone-on-tone. If I were to work on the pic, I'd try to enhance the bear, crop out the right edge (weeds), add more on the left if possible and crop out the upper 1/2 of the photo. That would make the bear more prominent. the resulting photo would probably be more landscape-oriented, but IMO it would be an improved composition.
Jan 9, 2014 12:16:08 #
I think there are some very good constructive comments given that are food for thought. With regard to cropping, my initial impression was neither. It's worth considering, what is the subject of the image and how to best frame (crop) that image to draw the viewers eyes to that subject.
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