How would you crop this?

[Original katomi]

Your welcome.
Whatever you do rem it’s Your photo. You asked for thoughts and others and I have given them. However, we all see things in a different way. And a crop that I suggest my suit the way I see something it may/will not be the way others see the same thing.
The last thing you want is a pic that is no longer the moment you captured. I have been there and done that.

 

[weepete]

I wouldn't. I think you've got something you've composed fairly well in camera here and from that angle this is probably the best composition you are going to get. In order to recompose this shot I think you'd need to change the camera position and alter the angles.

 

[Derrel]

I would not crop it but Ron gave you a pretty good alternate crop. I think the original as shot was quite good.

 

[waday]

Here are my thoughts on the crop...

 

[MSnowy]

I like the original but I'd straighten till the waterfall is level

 

[ronlane]

I like the original but I'd straighten till the waterfall is level

Not an argument. here but since when does a waterfall need to be level? Or should I say when is a waterfall level?

In this scene, I don't see really anything other than the rock "bridge" that I'd say would be level and it looks old enough that I highly doubt they used a level and I doubt that it would have stayed that way anyway.

 

[SquarePeg40 1]

I like the original but I'd straighten till the waterfall is level

Not an argument. here but since when does a waterfall need to be level? Or should I say when is a waterfall level?

In this scene, I don't see really anything other than the rock "bridge" that I'd say would be level and it looks old enough that I highly doubt they used a level and I doubt that it would have stayed that way anyway.

The bridge likely isn’t level but even so, the top of the waterfall should be since the water would level itself out, no?

 

[dennyr]

I like the original but I'd straighten till the waterfall is level

Not an argument. here but since when does a waterfall need to be level? Or should I say when is a waterfall level?

In this scene, I don't see really anything other than the rock "bridge" that I'd say would be level and it looks old enough that I highly doubt they used a level and I doubt that it would have stayed that way anyway.

Mother Nature F'd Up the water and trees, and she needs us to straighten and square everything with our digital perfection tools.

 

[ronlane]

@SquarePeg, water doesn't level itself out. It will take the path of least resistance and go over, under or around.

It's a beautiful scene and about the best one could do would be to put the camera on a tripod and level it before taking the photo. Then it would just be a decision about the crop or not.

 

[SquarePeg40 1]

@SquarePeg, water doesn't level itself out. It will take the path of least resistance and go over, under or around.

It's a beautiful scene and about the best one could do would be to put the camera on a tripod and level it before taking the photo. Then it would just be a decision about the crop or not.

What I was thinking of is if you take a glass of water and tilt it slightly, the surface of the water will level itself, it won’t slant with the glass. I think the crest of the waterfall is wide enough that you can tell if it’s level.

Anyway, it was just a hair off and I fixed it. Going to leave the rest as is. It was interesting to see everyone else’s ideas and suggestions. Maybe we should have an occasional cropping challenge or processing challenge?

 

[waday]

processing challenge

Have you thought about warming it up a tiny bit?

 

[SquarePeg40 1]

processing challenge

Have you thought about warming it up a tiny bit?

I usually tend to a warmer wb like cloudy or shade but with all the snow I was on auto I think and it may have counteracted that. I may mess around with the wb a bit and see what pops.

 

[MSnowy]

I like the original but I'd straighten till the waterfall is level

Not an argument. here but since when does a waterfall need to be level? Or should I say when is a waterfall level?

In this scene, I don't see really anything other than the rock "bridge" that I'd say would be level and it looks old enough that I highly doubt they used a level and I doubt that it would have stayed that way anyway.

Mother Nature F'd Up the water and trees, and she needs us to straighten and square everything with our digital perfection tools.

Well since I'm a builder anything that isn't level looks off to me. I'm the guy that straightens pictures on peoples walls guess I'm more F'd then mother nature. So I'd level the trees and the waterfall

 

[SquarePeg40 1]

This is the current “final” version.

Bubbling by SharonCat..., on Flickr

 

[ronlane]

@SquarePeg, that is logical for sure. I understand what you are saying and I wouldn't argue against that.

As I said to @MSnowy, I felt like this would be a good place to have a discussion about this since you have a really good example that could be "leveled" or left as is and wouldn't be wrong.

Thanks for sharing and inviting a good discussion about your image.