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Entered this in a digital comp in camera club tonight...most thought a crop would be better taking the left hand side out...I can see what they meant but following some dicussion on my last upload I thought it worked to have a wider view - saying that I also entered the puffin giving a wider view and citique came back that i should have cropped it tighter...can't win eh. The puffin did get a 2nd place though so that was nice.
This was shot hand held through the kitchen window!
| Camera: | Canon EOS 50D |
| Lens: | Canon 300mm L f4 |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | Shades of Green |
| Username: | 
Alan_Coles |
| Uploaded: | 6 Nov 2010 - 12:05 AM |
| Tags: | General, Wildlife / nature |
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For me Alan you have displayed this perfectly correct imo only.
Including the lighter side compliments this image and actually makes me think that you have thought about composition. I can tell you that the tighter crop doesn't always work. Just ask Andy Rouse who now includes habitat in his studies.
There is enough to the right of the bird not to worry about and also one can appreciate the environment that was there at the time.
My final say to some is to stop pixel peeping and fretting over what is and what isn't in photography and enjoy the subject matter in hand.
Its sharp, its exposed well and its compositionally good.
Great image with good detail in the plumage. To me they were right about the loss of the left side as i find the light area a eye puller
Regards Charles
This is a beautiful capture Al - And as for ' Rules ' they are only someone else's oppinion - I always say, do what you like and suits you !
Chris
More power to you for including the extra space Al. For me it would be "just another shot" without the addage mate. You must realise that you will always get the same people saying the same rules over and over.
Then you must look at them and say "where are you now?"...........answer?......doing the same old same old thats a fact. 
Its not all about CC's is it?
ps, gotta go to get my slides ready pmsl.
I would probably have cropped this 'square' - I find it easier to compose some bird shots that way and it would keep plenty of habitat. However having said that, this is an excellent capture whatever way you present it and I am all for the photographer making his/her own final choice of format. Good one. A
I like this shot as it is, however.....I can see the argument for cropping too as the bright area is eye pulling.
We all have a different opinion when it comes to composition so we'll always differ. The reason you get people in CC's being so critical is because they know some judges will drop loads of points for a distraction in an image or poor composition, that said I've come accross some poxy judges too. You have to be pretty thick skinned if you put an image up in a club for critique as in a club battle it can be quite nerve racking when it goes up and you know there's a glaring fault.
Give me "could be cropped a little tight" any day to "just running and clicking".
Gazza
I can see both sides of the discussion, I to like a little foliage included but I still think the L.H. side could be cropped and you would still have foliage but lose some of the brighter parts, having said this - its a very good shot of the bird
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