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Old 04-12-2007   #1 (permalink)
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I'm having a bit of difficulty deciding which crop is better. Any feedback would be appreciated


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Tighter is better. However, if you want a sharp image, going tighter may not be better. Your tight one eliminates some extraneous stuff, but lacks a tiny bit of sharpness. Have you thrown some USM at these yet?
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Mr. P!

Thanks for the input! No, these are just as they came from the camera with difference in Crop. Opps, I did lighten them a little.
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Hi KMA!
I think a tighter crop should do better as Mr.P mentioned. Also try to boost up the colors a little and the sharpness too. Remember when you take this kind of photos to use more DOF (depth of field-smaller aperture), I would recommend a macro lense for that (Tamron 90mm f2.8. This way the foreground is sharp and the background is blurry.
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I agree with Pickles and neuromancer.

The tight crop works better and with some sharpening, in my view the image will be a lot stronger than the wider crop version.

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yep, the tighter crop!
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Why Not just move closer to the planrt if you can? fill your frame up but not over do it then you can crop a little bit more so you wont lose the sharpness?
then again depend on what kind of lens you are using to so no puns intend.
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Those shots were taken in the old spanish quarter at St. Augustine and I wish I could have gotten closer. They frown on you hanging over their fences. Also I had my Wide-angle lens my son gave me on the camera and didn't realize it till I had left that area.

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Definitely the tighter one. I agree with previous posters.
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I'll be the oddball and say that I like them both. For me they are really not comparible because they are very different, one being a detailed shot of the bloom and the other more an environmental (love the composition with that left reaching leaf fully included in the frame). I would however recommend (especially for the first image) using a wider aperture (smaller F#) to help seperate your beautiful subject from the busy background. Next time.


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