An Arctic Tern as it descends toward it’s nest. (Sony a6500, FE70200GM @ 297 mm, ISO-100, f/3.2, 1/3200, hand held.)
The problem is that this shot, which is one of the ones I like best because of the fine wing detail, is very tight in the frame with no crop. It also seemed a bit closer to the center than I like. I tried two different crops and thought I’d get some other people’s opinions to help me make up my mind which one is the preferred version. Here are the three versions:
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Original proportions (no crop)
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Same proportions but cropped a little bit on top and right for more of a rule of thirds composition. The tighter crop on the top seems to give the illusion of more space under the bird (at least to my brain).
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Square crop same space on top and bottom as original and tighter on the right because of the direction the bird is flying. So far I’m kind of leaning toward this one as a favorite.
Any opinions will be greatly appreciated!