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    Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    I am hoping that I'm right and that the flower is strong enough for this framing?

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Hi Brian,

    Not really, size and color not as dominant as the dark, sharp other elements. A square crop would help bring it more to the forefront of your composition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowman View Post
    Hi Brian,

    Not really, size and color not as dominant as the dark, sharp other elements. A square crop would help bring it more to the forefront of your composition.
    I'll give it a try, thanks

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    I agree a square crop might work well compositionally and it would remove the bright area on the leaf by the left of the frame and the brown leaf.

    While cropping you might also see if you can reduce the brightness on the leaf in the lower right corner, perhaps?

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Quote Originally Posted by Rufus View Post
    I agree a square crop might work well compositionally and it would remove the bright area on the leaf by the left of the frame and the brown leaf.

    While cropping you might also see if you can reduce the brightness on the leaf in the lower right corner, perhaps?

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    I have spent the last hour trying to get a square or even squarish crop to work. So far no luck unless i take the size way down.

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    I was thinking of something like this, Brian. Of course, whether it works or not is another matter

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    My eyes immediately fall into the dark area between the lovely lush green leaves so I'm left feeling that the crop Rufus suggests may be a better presentation of the flower. Did you find it hard to let go of the green leaves? All too often I find myself excessively attached to elements of a photo that weaken the overall visual impact .....but darn I like those other bits and want to keep them!

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Quote Originally Posted by AndrewMcD View Post
    My eyes immediately fall into the dark area between the lovely lush green leaves so I'm left feeling that the crop Rufus suggests may be a better presentation of the flower. Did you find it hard to let go of the green leaves? All too often I find myself excessively attached to elements of a photo that weaken the overall visual impact .....but darn I like those other bits and want to keep them!
    Me too

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Quote Originally Posted by Rufus View Post
    I was thinking of something like this, Brian. Of course, whether it works or not is another matter

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    It is a fine presentation but it is a very small presentation. I try to keep my shots around 2000 on the long side.

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Quote Originally Posted by Rufus View Post
    I was thinking of something like this, Brian. Of course, whether it works or not is another matter

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    As I said earlier I couldn't get the needed size in a square shot. How about a 16x9?

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Brian,

    The square crop is better than your original but your 16 x 9 is the best one so far.

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Brian - unless you are printing and are working to a specific paper and / or frame size, there are no constraints on how you crop; square, almost square, etc. You have total freedom to present the shot in the best framing for that individual shot.

    Another direction to go with the crops would be in vertical / portrait orientation. The flower is taller than it is wide, so this would be a natural direction to try.

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Quote Originally Posted by Manfred M View Post
    Brian - unless you are printing and are working to a specific paper and / or frame size, there are no constraints on how you crop; square, almost square, etc. You have total freedom to present the shot in the best framing for that individual shot.

    Another direction to go with the crops would be in vertical / portrait orientation. The flower is taller than it is wide, so this would be a natural direction to try.
    I did give a tall shot a try but I just couldn't make it work. Mind I have a different W.H that is really tall. I'll see what I can do with that one.

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Quote Originally Posted by Round Tuit View Post
    Brian,

    The square crop is better than your original but your 16 x 9 is the best one so far.
    Lately the 16x9 has been an interesting challenge.

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Quote Originally Posted by Round Tuit View Post
    Brian,

    The square crop is better than your original but your 16 x 9 is the best one so far.
    Totally agree!

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    Re: Water Hyacinth or as it's known here; Water lily

    Quote Originally Posted by Rufus View Post
    Totally agree!

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    Thanks.

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