I've been trying every which way and can't seem to get something I'm comfortable with... does it even need a crop? What do you reckon? Feel free to play with it and upload your version, I'd appreciate the suggestions and be interested to see what people come up with, I have a feeling there's a reasonable photo in there somewhere which just needs bringing to life..

cheers in advance for any help,
Adam

Adam Edwards Photography

Dont think I would crop but like to here other peoples suggestions

Maybe that is because it needs no cropping. It is Gorgeous just as it is. In my opinion, no crop.

I liked your original but decided to throw this crop version because I felt that there was too much sky and water diluting the object and also to see how many snarls others would make that I would dare do this to your image. This is one of those IMHO.

thanks for that, I did have a little play with a narrow crop and also a square one.. I think eventually yes I will crop out a bit of the upper sky, not sure how much, but I think I want to leave the whole of the reflected rock within the frame. cheers for all replies so far

Adam Edwards Photography

I really like the sky - I'd crop it this way :-)

Hmm, that's pretty much what camera did :-P  hahaha 

I like the balance to this one better, with the split between sky and sea.. I've no qualms with cropping off a bit from the left, and I think I'd go quite close at the bottom like you have too..
I was even considering cloning out the leftmost darker rock to make it more of an isolated object.... cool, thanks for the replies everyone ;)

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I still like the first one the most. It is superb. I dont think the horizon should be in the middle.
It makes a peaceful and harmonic whole  while uncropped.
Am I fighting for your first image here ?? :)))

* Feel free to play with it and upload your version

I played.

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html

very nice! puts the onus on me to do something pretty with it if it ends up being gallery bound ;)

actually.. this kind of reminds me of those 'DITI' threads a while ago... if anyone fancies treating this as one of those you're most welcome to now that the initial crop issue has been discussed...

Adam Edwards Photography

I prefer the original. Great shot!

How is this?  Used content aware scaling in CS4

 ecurb - The Devil

very nice David, I like this compo... sounds like a neat feature, wish I had cs4! the sky looks mad, bordering on the believable but anything's possible with nature!

Adam Edwards Photography

I also used it on this photo. 

Big Big Sky

 ecurb - The Devil

Ok..I had to try..mine is close  to  some of the others

www.bclaytonphoto.com

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Variations on a theme lol

Danny O'Byrne  http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/

"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice" Eliott Erwitt

Late but I join a fun if it is okay...b&w convert and a touch of cold filter. I did a small adjustment on the horizon so it is now closer to the low  1/3 third then almost in a middle.

seeya  T

I still like the original, but the B&W gets 2nd place IMHO.

All my crops are already taken...neat how the bw is a completely different image in mood..I would have to have one color and one bw of this.

hey nice versions everyone, impressive stuff cheers for getting involved =)
have to say, I do really like that b&w version Tunde... just taking a break from work so might do something with it right now... keep an eye out in the galleries in a bit I guess..!

Adam Edwards Photography

ok here's my first try but I don't think I'm so happy with the edit... I'll have another crack later in colour and see if that ends up being gallery-worthy...

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i'm liking the long thin crops ( a la Bruce and Danny) - the first reaction i had was "damn, if only there were more on the right to play with..."

Doubt i could add any more to the thread by playing myself...

"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"

Rich Meadows Photography

How come nobody tried a vertical orientation? Lol!  Just cropped, increased contrast and dodged a few highlights to make the rock really stand out.

I like a lot of the ideas everyone has come up with.  I have to admit that I do this all the time.  If there is a shot that I personally think can be improved, I save it and process it.  (I don't show it to anyone or try to pass it off as my own!  I just do it to help me improve my own processing techniques.)

Great shot, btw!

Mike

Mike, I think David did...bold tight crop you used.

seeya  Tunde

A fascinating thread, thanks for making me think,I cant come up with anything new on this however !

nice contribution SFGfx, I do quite like the idea of a vertical pano crop.... can't believe I didn't actually remember to take a vertical frame - usually pretty good about getting both variations of a scene!

thanks also for the comment Garlor, glad it made you think and I think aside from turning it upside down most of the useable crops have been 'taken' already anyway ;)

Adam

Adam Edwards Photography

I like the B&W, but the color just does so much more. I had to get rid of the com trails they were just bugging me! LOL :P

Kim Hawkins

 

Kim Hawkins Eastern Sierra Gallery