Thanks Darren, I think you're looking at the aspect ratio with the matting included. That's why you get the odd numbers. I'm a bit fascinated that you bothered doing them, actually... :-)
Notice the shadow diagonal on the left side. If you crop out more of the bramble, that line will look odder than it does here. Also, the twigs themselves will look more like intruders into the frame than part of the composition. I don't see that throwing the swans off-centre improves the image more than further cropping will counter. But thanks for the suggestions anyway! Much appreciated. Jostein 2011/1/28 Darren Addy <[email protected]>: > A wonderful photo! Love the tone and the atmospherics. > One quibble that I feel improves it: The photo itself has a 7.3 to 11 > aspect ratio. If you set your selection tool to that aspect ratio and > crop out the little bramble on the left and a bit of the top (leaving > the entire bottom and left of the frame) you eliminate one thing that > your eye keeps trying to bounce to (the bramble) and you position the > swans a bit more off center. I think it improves the composition of an > already strong image. (your mileage may vary). > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

