Which do you prefer...

Oakley

The full view centered version...



Or the cropped to "rule of thirds" version....



Thanks for you comments in advance!

debtoine

Oakley wrote:

The full view centered version...



Or the cropped to "rule of thirds" version....



Thanks for you comments in advance!

I think I like the first one better, but maybe cropped tighter on the left and right side.

Toine

Oakley

debtoine wrote:

I think I like the first one better, but maybe cropped tighter on the left and right side.

Toine

Thanks Toine...I made the changes you suggested. I like it much better now.

debtoine

Oakley wrote:

Thanks Toine...I made the changes you suggested. I like it much better now.

Show us!!

Toine

Oakley

debtoine wrote:

Show us!!

Toine

lol...I did...because once it's changed in my gallery, it's automatically changed in this threat (because the picture in the threat just links to the gallery - it's not static).

Anyway...can't you see the difference?

debtoine

Oakley wrote:

lol...I did...because once it's changed in my gallery, it's automatically changed in this threat (because the picture in the threat just links to the gallery - it's not static).

Anyway...can't you see the difference?

I guess I would go even tighter

Toine

digismile

Hi Ryan,

Of the two, I like the second one, mostly because I find the background a bit distracting in the first, and I like the more unique compositional framing in the second. For my tastes, I like a bit less depth of field, even to the point that the entire lily isn't fully in focus. I think it accentuates the flower's delicate texture.

Try a some softer light as well (even shading it with a white piece of sheet can help in the bright sun).

Brad

mereimage

I tried a slightly diff crop , sharpened the stamens and burned the edges all to try and direct the eye



just a little shift from center .................Mereimage