tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025185028400769912.post1827513540672472007..comments2023-11-03T23:17:19.383+11:00Comments on One Hundred Strangers: Cropping exercise 2bitingmidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025185028400769912.post-81076876569737525112009-02-22T11:00:00.000+11:002009-02-22T11:00:00.000+11:00Of course, I had to have a little fiddle with this...Of course, I had to have a little fiddle with this one myself.<BR/>You know....I reckon it's not about the dog - it's about her.<BR/>There appears to be a wistfulness about her that I think is the most appealing thing about the photo. <BR/>I'd crop the right of the picture out and a bit of the top of the photo but leave the beach on the left.<BR/>I'd make it black and white but add heaps more contrast and I'd crop out the bottom to the end of whatever it is she is holding.freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025185028400769912.post-9328504774310423722009-02-16T11:19:00.000+11:002009-02-16T11:19:00.000+11:00I agree with Julie - the tail stays.I agree with Julie - the tail stays.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025185028400769912.post-27359220438468512362009-02-16T09:24:00.000+11:002009-02-16T09:24:00.000+11:00No no no ... not the tail ... leave the tail!!Besi...No no no ... not the tail ... leave the tail!!<BR/><BR/>Besides ... I like the white leg, white leg, tail sequence ... <BR/><BR/>Never thought of blacking out the red line ... so simple really ... just have to think of it ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025185028400769912.post-90018244433118314502009-02-16T09:18:00.000+11:002009-02-16T09:18:00.000+11:00Red lines are easily fixed. (see above)If I do an...Red lines are easily fixed. (see above)<BR/><BR/>If I do any more we'll run out of page!bitingmidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025185028400769912.post-67377216606141782252009-02-16T09:05:00.000+11:002009-02-16T09:05:00.000+11:00Yes, this is the other version that I came up with...Yes, this is the other version that I came up with - just that the red line annoyed me. I prefer this one because the dog really is ready to spring ... I guess be removing the sand you remove the line of debris which I saw originally as a continuation of the "line" of the dog, and the person ... but which I can now see just dilutes the focus on the dog and his spring.<BR/><BR/>Fascinating exercise this ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025185028400769912.post-21352087905428869272009-02-16T08:59:00.000+11:002009-02-16T08:59:00.000+11:00I don't mind my new crop (I get paid to say that),...I don't mind my new crop (I get paid to say that), but I think the original shot would also have worked better if the subject had been closer, ie with a centred crop, with the subject about the same size in my crop above, but giving the dear old dog the opportunity of jumping both ways!<BR/><BR/>Now we have five "right" options for the one photo.....bitingmidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025185028400769912.post-69299184626161513732009-02-15T22:13:00.000+11:002009-02-15T22:13:00.000+11:00Julie, as I said in my original comment I think th...Julie, as I said in my original comment I think the version in your post was nicely composed. I liked it because it showed the sand (context), because the background planting nicely framed the subject. Now I see the original I agree even further, the crop removes the distracting brick line in the paving and placed the subject into a more attractive position within the frame. I originally thought a tighter crop might be worth a try but seeing Ann's crop I don't think so, it takes out too much of the story. I also definitely prefer colour for this one.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.com