A Room with a View + Wider Crop

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Edit: Wider crop, sky darkened. Not sure this is an improvement!

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Original:

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Outside of Queensland, AU
A pair of sulphur-crested cockatoos peering out of their nest hole at us.
They were right above us when we stopped for lunch at a roadside picnic area, and we almost missed them until they called.

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Technical Details

D850
500 mm
Software: DxO PureRAW 5 + PS 2025
Exposure Time: 1/500
F Number: f/10
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 1800
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Exposure Bias: 1.67 EV
3 small distracting branches from the tree limb pruned

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A very cool find, Sandy. The cockatoos and their dwelling are very well done. I don’t know if you have any more canvas, but if you do, I’d consider bringing some of it back as the branch they’re in just seems to overwhelm the frame for me.

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For me the wider crop is a big improvement. It adds a surreal element to the scene, with the birds almost floating through space in their capsule. I love the juxtaposition of the main subjects and the sky - it’s so cool.

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I think I prefer the original, Sandy. The subject is the birds in that one. The repost might add some context, but you lose the primary focus which is the birds.

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I think I prefer the first as well.
Nice to get various opinions, though!

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It’s a cool moment, and the sky looks a bit surreal thanks to the angle.

I prefer the original, but I actually think the best option would be a tweak of the second. The added vertical space, showing more tree and getting that line running through the frame, is a plus. However, I don’t think the empty blues on each side of it add anything useful (especially behind the birds, since it just pulls our attention in the opposite direction of their look).