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			|  | 08/04/2004 05:24:15 PM · #1 | 
		| | In taking the monthly shots of my sons, it is inevitable that one of them sticks out one of their legs. I take about a hundred shots, but of course, one of the shots with their legs out is the one I like best. While cropping the picture, should I center the entire composition? or center the bear and let the right boy's leg stick out to the side of the picture? 
 Centered Composition:
 
   
 Bear centered:
 
   
 Any suggestions greatly appreciated!
 
 Sonya
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			|  | 08/04/2004 05:26:43 PM · #2 | 
		| | i don't think the leg should stick out the side of the picture. Some conventional "rules" (guidelines really) say that a centred composition is bad, but of the two crops you posted, I like the first one better..it seems more balanced to me given that its a pretty tight composition anyway. 
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			|  | 08/04/2004 05:44:32 PM · #3 | 
		| | definitely the top one, centered. The leg sticking out looks kinda weird :) hehe 
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