1 photo 3 dif crops [18+]

TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
edited January 9, 2009 in Go Figure
C&C please.

1 photo 3 different crops

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B

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C -

I call these "Butterfly" as I like how the shadow of the leaves made it look like she had a tattoo of a butterfly on her breast.

thanks for looking!
Donna
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Comments

  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    Donna,
    first of all, welcome to GF! clap.gif

    Out of these three none really works for me ne_nau.gif
    "Chopping the limbs" is rarely considered beneficial. Extreme crop of #3 makes it slightly better than the other two, since you dug in even deeper and thus hid the original "cut elbow and knee" flaw, but the "cut wrist" still remains an issue. It also brings up your primary goal, "butterfly" shadow, closer to the viewer's center of attention.
    However there is a lot of distraction goin on in the picture: other foliage spots, her right nipple, bright red flowers, all competing for viewer's attention, my eyes cannot stop at any particular place, it's all random. rolleyes1.gif

    I would suggest thinking of even more extreme crop (leaving only the bosom part in the frame) and probably changing to duotone.

    HTH
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • i_worship_the_Kingi_worship_the_King Registered Users Posts: 548 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    I agree with Nik here - there's just too much going on for me. It also looks like there has been some over-working on the forehead, eyes, chin, and underarm - however it just may be the weird light playing.

    I do like the 3rd crop the best though, it seems like it has the most potential with a little work in photoshop. Maybe duotone or b&w to calm down all the contrast and a crop using Niks suggestions - leaving in the wrist, maybe cutting out the entirety of the right arm.

    I still think it's a very nice pose, position, and lighting - just the full bloom plants overpower it for me.
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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2009
    I like the butterfly, but what I think is not working about this photo is the focal point. I start looking at this photo and My eye shifts constantly trying to find the focal point. I liked the second crop best until I saw her beautiful eyes gleaming distantly at me in Crop three. Then I wanted an even closer crop...but would lose the BF. So perhaps that is whats is happening here, focal point loss?

    cheers, tom
    tom wise
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