Posted by Paul Gibbs on September 30, 2007 at 6:13 PM
The Rut seems to be in full swing at my local herd.
I have some nice shots but i'm puzzled on how to crop many to improve the asthetics. This is about the best i've managed.
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 1, 2007 at 3:26 AM
Hard to say Paul to be honest, the BG is killing me here because it's not uniform in colour, a bit too defined and not OoF enough. I think the best part of the BG is to the right, and if this was across the entire image I think it would look a bit better.
Crop-wise I just can't see what you could do
He's one impressive beast though
Posted by Paul Gibbs on October 1, 2007 at 4:11 AM
This is a horizontal crop from a portrait frame. So i have the legs and more of the top. I also have some images with BG like the right side filling the frame. I'm going to go again as it took me almost 2 hours to find them this time.
Posted by David Kjaer on October 1, 2007 at 5:35 AM
Hi Paul
Nice shot. Side views are more difficult to crop tightly and usually look best when you include the whole animal. When shooting head on a close-up 'portrait' image works well!
Generally speaking, i find it easier to determine a nicely balanced look {when cropping} by looking at a thumbnail sized shot of the whole frame, as my eye can scan the entire frame easier than looking at a larger image.
With this particular image, i think it is more of a framing issue initially, as shooting in portrait format, in this 'side-on' instance, has left little room for manouveur when cropping to landscape.
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6 repliesI have some nice shots but i'm puzzled on how to crop many to improve the asthetics. This is about the best i've managed.
Crop-wise I just can't see what you could do
He's one impressive beast though
Nice shot. Side views are more difficult to crop tightly and usually look best when you include the whole animal. When shooting head on a close-up 'portrait' image works well!
David
Quite like the multi-coloured backdrop too.
Generally speaking, i find it easier to determine a nicely balanced look {when cropping} by looking at a thumbnail sized shot of the whole frame, as my eye can scan the entire frame easier than looking at a larger image.
With this particular image, i think it is more of a framing issue initially, as shooting in portrait format, in this 'side-on' instance, has left little room for manouveur when cropping to landscape.
Nice shot though!!
Alan