https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/12/09/for-your-critique-image-20/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/12/09/for-your-critique-image-20/comment-page-1/#comment-142713 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:21:55 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=7774#comment-142713 I like them both but I’m a sucker for drama, and the closer crop is more dramatic. You can see the bird’s face better. So I prefer it. The asymmetry doesn’t bother me a bit. I spent a day recently on my boat in Chesapeake Bay photographing birds, including gannets. Got some good shots but nothing as unusual or dramatic as yours. My best were of Bonaparte’s gulls catching fish. A boat can be a good way to get to birds.

]]> https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/12/09/for-your-critique-image-20/comment-page-1/#comment-142356 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:16:59 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=7774#comment-142356 BTW Artie, This crop follows “Milton’s PORTRAIT RULE OF THIRDS” placing the bridge of the nose 1/3 down–centered. It leaves just the right amount of head space. It was meant for human portraits, but works well for anything including bugs & flowers.

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