I had a tutorial play on Amazon Fire TV in which the instructor said that you need a small allowance to be at the bottom below the subject and twice that allowance of space above the subject's head/top. based on that advice, you might try cropping No 1 from the bottom until the space below his feet is half the distance above his head. See if the instructor's advice works for you. ALSO The subject seems (at least to me) crammed up against the left edge. Is there more photo there in the original so he can have a little breathing room?
I had a tutorial play on Amazon Fire TV in whic... (show quote)
PS: I tried the bottom crop and the composition worked better for my eye
[quote=cdayton]Try a crop from the right to create a portrait format. Something like this (I did a screen shot on an iPad and cropped - it can be done better). I wish the fish were bigger although???
Photographed at Robert Moses State Park, which is part of Fire Island NY. Which, if either, crop do you prefer? Further critique, comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks.
I’d try cropping #1 to bring the bottom right corner up and in to be closer to the diagonal from the first wave. This would also bring the horizon line closer to the middle and give a bit more balance, I think.