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 06/18/2006 08:32:21 PM · #1
I tried several crops of this image after processing it without the use of layers.

I'm very curious to see which crop you would pick as the best.

- - - -
------- Original-----------------Post processed-----------Slightly cropped------------Panoramic--------Cropped for sky (edited to add)

I think they are quite different from the original, so I posted it also for the fun of it.

Thanks a lot.

edited to add the panoramic cropped for the sky

Message edited by author 2006-06-18 23:20:57.
 06/18/2006 08:34:34 PM · #2
I like the pan best, although they all look good. :-)
 06/18/2006 09:09:36 PM · #3
I'm with SJ, I like the pan, but for i think it's because the horizon is more off center. Seems to work better for me
 06/18/2006 09:17:58 PM · #4
I like the panoramic one best too!
 06/18/2006 09:31:24 PM · #5
While I like the panorama I prefer the other two because I feel that the clouds really add something to the shot. I would also rotate the photo slightly to straighten out the horizon.
 06/18/2006 09:40:55 PM · #6
Originally posted by cfischl:
While I like the panorama I prefer the other two because I feel that the clouds really add something to the shot. I would also rotate the photo slightly to straighten out the horizon.


Actually, I'm a nut about level horizons. They stand out like sore thumbs to me. In this case, unless I'm mistaken, the horizon may seem slightly off only because the rocks offshore are higher on one side than the other.

If I rotated the photo, then I'm not sure if it would look right that way either since the ocean would then be unlevel.

I'm surprised that most of you like the panoramic, but that's why I posted all of the versions.

Thanks everybody for the comments.
 06/18/2006 09:51:30 PM · #7
i prefer the slightly cropped one. :)
 06/18/2006 09:54:14 PM · #8
i, also, like the panoramic...
 06/18/2006 10:06:13 PM · #9
Hate to agree with most of the other folks (That sets a bad precedence! LOL) but I like the panoramic view best. Picking the foreground over the clouds was the best choice too, I think.

The only possible problem cropping out so much data is it makes it more difficult to blow up large for printing should you want to do that. You'd have to resize it with about 400% more area to make a print only 8 inches wide and about 18 inches long.
06/18/2006 10:10:22 PM · #10
Originally posted by stdavidson:
The only possible problem cropping out so much data is it makes it more difficult to blow up large for printing should you want to do that. You'd have to resize it with about 400% more area to make a print only 8 inches wide and about 18 inches long.


I often enlarge my shots to 12X18 inches without any problem.

If I enlarged this panoramic to 8X18 inches, wouldn't that be the same as a 12X18 inch enlargement minus 4 inches? The image quality wouldn't suffer anymore due to "cutting off" 4 inches would it?
 06/18/2006 10:12:57 PM · #11
Bummer, gotta break with the crowd here. The pan is just too gray and dull for me - I really like the added dimension the clouds and rich blue sky adds to the shot.
 06/18/2006 10:16:43 PM · #12
The pan is the best image simply because the horizon is close to a thirds line. If you like the clouds (as it seems some here do) just reverse the crop on the pan...crop out more of the ground and leave the clouds.
 06/18/2006 10:22:43 PM · #13
Originally posted by specialk0783:
The pan is the best image simply because the horizon is close to a thirds line. If you like the clouds (as it seems some here do) just reverse the crop on the pan...crop out more of the ground and leave the clouds.


O.K., here it is cropped for the sky.



Now which is preferred?
06/18/2006 10:26:18 PM · #14
Either one of the panoramics...lol
 06/18/2006 10:26:18 PM · #15
Either one of the panoramics...lol
 06/18/2006 10:29:22 PM · #16
I miss the foreground elements when you cropped for the sky. I'd pick either the post-processed or slightly cropped version. I think cropping out either the sky or the foreground takes some of the drama and beauty away from the scene.
06/18/2006 11:00:51 PM · #17
I understand that one of the rules of composition in photography is not to place the horizon squarely in the middle of the image. However, IMHO, a good picture is a good picture - screw the "rules", call it "art" and hang it on the wall as is! I can tell you that the majority of people that see it will not give a rat's patootie as to whether you are following the rules of thirds or not. :-) I know, sacrilegious words on a photography website. I like living dangerously! :-)

It's a great image, no matter what your final decision.
 06/18/2006 11:16:52 PM · #18
Originally posted by macpapas:
...I can tell you that the majority of people that see it will not give a rat's patootie as to whether you are following the rules of thirds or not...


Has anybody got an image of a rat's patootie that you could post? LOL

Thanks for the comments. I agree about the rule of thirds on both counts - generally should be followed, but made to be broken occasionally.

Personally, I like the rat's patootie version, uh, I mean the slightly cropped version...followed closely by the panorama that includes the foreground.
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