Hover Flies & Damselflies

[TheFantasticG]

Which is better?

Composition #1

Hover Fly (Syrphidae) by GPLimages, on Flickr

or

Composition #2

Hover Fly (Syrphidae) by GPLimages, on Flickr

#1

Hover Fly (Syrphidae) by GPLimages, on Flickr

#2

Damselfly (suborder Zygoptera) by GPLimages, on Flickr

#3

Damselfly (suborder Zygoptera) by GPLimages, on Flickr

#4

Damselfly (suborder Zygoptera) by GPLimages, on Flickr

#5

Hover Fly (Syrphidae) by GPLimages, on Flickr

#6

Damselfly (suborder Zygoptera) by GPLimages, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

 

[Arkanjel Imaging]

Def. like the comp on #2 better. Looks like you nipped just the tip of his wing in the first one.

Damselflys are Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii). Blue ones are males.

Edit: you should really do away with the watermark.

 

[TheFantasticG]

Thanks for the comments.

Watermark stays.

 

[ChrisA]

Composition 1 would be better if you'd got it all in the shot. Number 2 is just another central bug shot.

I would make the watermark less intrusive.

 

[TheFantasticG]

That's what I don't like about composition #2... and watermark stays

 

[Arkanjel Imaging]

... and watermark stays

Sigh... its just a polite way of saying "it looks amateurish" Its HUGE, distracting and takes away from the quality your images.

Edit: have you tried a different crop on #2? You might even be able to "stitch" in a bit of image #1 from the tip if the wing to edge of the canvas.

 

[TheFantasticG]

Regardless, the watermark is going to stay as it is.

I can try the stitching.

 

[bobnr32]

Love the watermark. It's so....