Where to crop

[Barbara]

Crop out the foreground or sky

[Jon]

This is one of the things I never know - trial and error seems to be the way for me. I think I'd take some foreground - so the line in the sand comes from the corner and then try various amounts of sky - possibly a letterbox type of format - might try losing the figure on the far left too

[Barbara]

This is what I came up with

[Heather]

i like your version but i think its a shame to lose all the foreground detail on the sand

this is what i would do with it

[Barbara]

Thanks Heather

Not sure I'm really a fan of minimalist, which I think that is what I was trying for, I prefer your version, it has much more content

gives the viewer more to look at :)

[colinb]

maybe a little to radical for some but i like the lonely photographer looking for a picture and feel the foreground and colour doesn't really do it for me so ...

I was tempted to push it almost into high key territory but not sure if you would like that

[Barbara]

Getting even better, I do like the mono

I find it fascinating the way different people look at the same subject.

[Barbara]

Just left a hint of colour

[geodar]

when deciding to crop an image i always look for the most unintersting part. in this case it would be the sky as it is grey/white and bland with no interest.

if i wasn't going to crop i would change it to b/w or sepia to try and add something.

geoff

[colinb]

when deciding to crop an image i always look for the most unintersting part. in this case it would be the sky as it is grey/white and bland with no interest.

if i wasn't going to crop i would change it to b/w or sepia to try and add something.

geoff

I’m not sure that would always work, surely the bland empty sky adds depth and loneliness to the image of the photographer trying to find a picture in all the 'nothingness' ?

[JohnP]

I would crop a little from the left side and some from the uninteresting sky.

[Guest]

Forget the crop and clean your sensor?

[Barbara]

Yes Bill I Know (blush)

but it's not a job I would attempt myself and hopefully a friend has said he will take it into Edinburgh for me,I

would take it myself but don't know Edinburgh that well and a satnav is no use these days as the whole place is dug

up ready to

bury the trams

[Guest DaveW]

Rules are made to be broken and it sometimes works, but normally I would prefer the subject walking or looking into the frame rather than walking out of it. It usually looks better if there is more space towards where the subject is looking or moving than behind it and I think that applies in this case:-

http://www.mac-on-campus.com/LearningCenter/Print/31359.aspx

DaveW

[Guest]

Yes Bill I Know (blush)

but it's not a job I would attempt myself and hopefully a friend has said he will take it into Edinburgh for me,I

would take it myself but don't know Edinburgh that well and a satnav is no use these days as the whole place is dug

up ready to

bury the trams

It's only frightening the first time or two.