Which way to crop?!?!?
Apr 1, 2018 09:47:08 #
The first one. I would be really sad if someone cropped my horse's head out of the picture. I'd rather have my own head cropped out! LOL.
Apr 1, 2018 10:00:31 #
Having shot Equestrian for a long time, #1 will probably sell. Iam sure you were shooting continuous and a shot of the complete jump will sell better. These riders look at the horses as companions and are very close to them meaning they would prefer the entire horse in the entire jump. They sometime eat and sleep in the stall if their friend has a problem so they are very close so I always give them at least one shot of the complete gate and equine. Nice shot you got.
Apr 1, 2018 10:26:14 #
on both pictures , try cropping the lower part , removing the lower bar up to the bottom of the flower pot ????
Apr 1, 2018 10:28:26 #
Apr 1, 2018 10:39:44 #
brucebc
Loc: Tooele, Utah
I think the viewer relationship to the rider could bias toward #2, but I, not knowing either horse or rider would take #1.
Apr 1, 2018 10:46:02 #
BrentHarder wrote:
As I was doing some post production work on this p... (show quote)
My choice is the first one hands down for general display. The second one is an image for a more exclusive purpose. The composition shows the determination and the poise of the rider in great detail.
Swede
Apr 1, 2018 10:55:33 #
BrentHarder wrote:
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Would you consider a different crop? If the image were mine, I'd crop out the fence on the right altogether and the bottom until the first bar. I don't think that the stuff on the right side adds to the story, and the crop on the bottom would really focus on the horse and the rider.
Apr 1, 2018 11:01:00 #
#1 is the shot. In addition to giving more information about what is going on, think of the direction of action. If you were photographing a rocket taking off for instance, you would want a vertical shot because the action is in the up/down axis. With the horse shot, although the action is up over the barrier, the overall action would be horizontal right to left and therefore would lend itself better to a horizontal shot.
Apr 1, 2018 11:10:44 #
Definitely the first one. To me the horse and rider jumping is the picture and seen all at once. The second cropping out the horse head leaves me feeling like I've missed something. Good image.
Apr 1, 2018 11:26:51 #
Apr 1, 2018 11:28:18 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
bbrown5154 wrote:
I like both of them but I would have cropped the opposite of what you did on the second one.
I would have included the horse on the left and cropped out some of the right hand side.
I would have included the horse on the left and cropped out some of the right hand side.
Winner!
Apr 1, 2018 11:43:16 #
I would go with the first one. The second one doesn't make much sense with the horse's face cut out of the frame.
BrentHarder wrote:
As I was doing some post production work on this p... (show quote)
Apr 1, 2018 11:44:00 #
I like them both! I guess it depends on the story you are trying to tell. The first one shows the team effort, the second the rider's effort. I love horses, so I would go with the first.
Apr 1, 2018 11:46:30 #
Apr 1, 2018 12:07:19 #
Of the 2 I like the first better.
However it would seem better with the bottom cropped off to just below the first bar. Just sayin'...
However it would seem better with the bottom cropped off to just below the first bar. Just sayin'...
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