Cascade and Stone

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#1

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I am on the fence here: Cropped, or Full Frame?

In the upper, cropped version, I did burn down the rock on the left. The un-cropped version was untouched.

Curious as to which version you prefer, and any comments you may have.

Nikon D-7100
Nikkor 70-200

As always, your thoughts are appreciated. :smile:
-P

#2

Cropped for me. It eliminates the distracting (for me) lower left corner area.

#3

I like the cropped as well.

#4

Oh definitely the cropped version, Preston. Nicely seen!

#5

Definitely cropped for me.

#6

Hey Preston,

The cropped version by a hair. I think the comp is simplified and more concise. I know itā€™s not true, but it looks to me like the water in the cropped version has more sparkle too! :slight_smile:

Again your processing and shutter speed work perfectly. I really have no nits. I know youā€™re not asking, but I prefer the more intimate previous post. This one is a bit more ā€œconventional.ā€ Not a bad thing, just less creative. Beautifully captured and executed.

Lon

#7

Preston, a wonderful small cascade here. I guess Iā€™m odd person out here on this one. I like the second or full frame better. Not sure why exactly as it is just an ā€œeyeā€ catcher thing for me. Odd how things change our thought processes with just a slight change in perspective, color, or brightness. Both work very nicely, but Iā€™ll stand on my first choice of the full frameā€¦:+1:

#8

Cropped for me too. It has a more powerful feel to it.