Beginner at BW

[flipmachine]

Hey, I know this isn't black and white but I just took this pic and cropped it... could you give me any pointers.

here is the orginal

 

[Randall Ellis]

Me? I crop a little - the negative is not always the same aspect ratio as the paper, but other than that I tend to crop very little in most cases. Some of these I have moved in quite a bit on, with a longer lens or closer camera position, but as a general rule I don't crop out much of any given negative unless I can't get a good position to make the exposure...

- Randy