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 10/17/2004 05:25:33 PM · #1
Wondering if I should crop above the waterline or not? I kind of like seeing the turtles' body underneath the water. Should I crop above the waterline?
10/17/2004 05:27:40 PM · #2
Me...I'd prefer it with the crop at or just above the waterline. The abrupt loss of that beautiful, smooth, reflective water is a bit disconcerting to me. Just MHO. :o)
 10/17/2004 05:57:03 PM · #3
i agree with laurie. should be cropped to the water line
 10/17/2004 06:26:45 PM · #4
Originally posted by laurielblack:
Me...I'd prefer it with the crop at or just above the waterline. The abrupt loss of that beautiful, smooth, reflective water is a bit disconcerting to me. Just MHO. :o)


Originally posted by peete:
i agree with laurie. should be cropped to the water line


Thanks. What would be a good point for cropping. Center the head, head closer to the right hand side, left hand side, etc?
 10/17/2004 06:31:42 PM · #5
maybe something like this?
10/17/2004 06:59:05 PM · #6
10/17/2004 07:13:46 PM · #7
lauriel's crop does it for me.
 10/17/2004 07:49:09 PM · #8
great shot welland!
 10/17/2004 08:45:38 PM · #9
Don't mean to be banging my own drum but I've shot a few turtles myself and I like it the way you posted it.
 10/17/2004 09:59:05 PM · #10
Originally posted by Falc:
lauriel's crop does it for me.


Agreed. It's a great shot.
 10/17/2004 10:02:30 PM · #11
I love the lovely, wet clarity of the whole shot. Cropping as shown above is effective, as it tightens the communication. I like the body below the waterline, too, but that's probably a different shot. It's always painful to rid a photo of half of its meaning, but in this case, you really have two photos in one. And there ain't room in this town for the both of 'em.
 10/17/2004 10:02:43 PM · #12
Lauriel is so right......go with it.
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