Cropping suggestion

KJ_North · Jun 7, 2025

Guys,
I want to crop this photo to fit either a 13" x 19" or a 19" x 13" . I have attached the photo (Still fine tuning everything else on it) but would like suggestions on where you would crop it to make either of the dimensions work for printing. OKAY TO EDIT THIS PHOTO.

PhotoHobbyist · Jun 7, 2025

Kind of a personal preference thing, but here is how I would crop it. Had to clone out bottom right log that looked too busy.

KJ_North · Jun 7, 2025

Thanks that's a nice crop I do like how the log was cloned out.

Ozzie_Traveller · Jun 7, 2025

G'day mate

This would be my 2-bob's worth ... a square crop
Phil

KJ_North · Jun 8, 2025

Ozzie_Traveller said:
G'day mate

This would be my 2-bob's worth ... a square crop
Phil

View attachment 287605

I was leaning that way but thought it might be too simplistic with so little scenery etc, but other than the bird not much to work with, I appreciate the feedback.

greybeard · Jun 8, 2025

My suggestion, I'm assuming you are suspending the "Photos NOT OK to edit" for this thread.

KJ_North · Jun 10, 2025

Thanks Yes I suspended the do not edit. Thanks for the suggestion.

Digger... · Jun 10, 2025

He's to far over to the right for his negative space to work, bugger hey.

A 3:2 crop with lower right branch,

Removed the lower right branch,

I rather the the one with the branch.

KJ_North · Wednesday at 7:48 AM

Thanks I'm leaning towards the branch as well

Don Fischer · Thursday at 4:02 PM

Ozzie_Traveller said:
G'day mate

This would be my 2-bob's worth ... a square crop
Phil

View attachment 287605

This would also work for me. In both photo's the bird is the main object and in both crops it has it's back against the rear and looking toward the front. I generally like to see the main point looking into something, not into a wall with lots of nothing to the back. If I had to pick one of these two it would almost always be the panoramic view. I think we naturally see every thin in panoramic so make panoramic view natural. And, you'll notice the bird is looking down and toward the far corner, I like that. Had the bird been looking up it wouldn't have worked for me. Then the bird is simply looking at a wall.