Bad Cropping Help

[Reginald McDowell]

Can anyone give me any advice on


http://www.railpictures.net/viewreje...25&key=6929065


Which direction should go? Have room on both sides and top and bottom.

Thanks
Reggie

[lalam]

Originally Posted by Reginald McDowell

Have room on both sides and top and bottom.

Looks tightly cropped . loosen a bit and need more on right and bottom.

[Chase55671]

Originally Posted by Reginald McDowell

Can anyone give me any advice on


http://www.railpictures.net/viewreje...25&key=6929065


Which direction should go? Have room on both sides and top and bottom.

Thanks
Reggie

Loosen the crop and include more background details. Adjust the cropping to where it doesn't influence or distract from the composition/balance.

Charlotte is a beautiful city with many cool angles that allow you to incorporate the skyline. Let's see it!

Thanks,
Chase

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by Chase55671

Charlotte is a beautiful city with many cool angles that allow you to incorporate the skyline. Let's see it!

This. Why would you want to cut that scene down so much??

[bigbassloyd]

I agree. Make the train a part of the scene, instead of 'the' scene.

Loyd L.

[Reginald McDowell]

Would this work out better or am I still missing something? Unfortunately, I had the wrong lens on and the tallest building got cut off in all my shots.

[CSX1702]

That cutoff building is killing it. Can you re-shoot with a short lens?

[Reginald McDowell]

Originally Posted by CSX1702

That cutoff building is killing it. Can you re-shoot with a short lens?

The next time I go up there I will. I live in SC. Charlotte is about a hour from here.



Thanks for the help anyway gentlemen. Would probably just put it on Flickr.

[Chase55671]

Originally Posted by Reginald McDowell

Would this work out better or am I still missing something? Unfortunately, I had the wrong lens on and the tallest building got cut off in all my shots.

This is better than your original cropping.. It's worth a shot!

Chase

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by Chase55671

This is better than your original cropping.. It's worth a shot!

Chase

That was my take on it too and I'm not even a screener! I've been to that spot, but never shot a train there. But by framing it so as to not cut off the building, you will have an entirely different scene that may not be close to what Reginald wanted to represent here this time. I've seen a lot of shots by different people here and most of them are all good. And most of them are all different from one another. This was just another take on it.

[Reginald McDowell]

Now it's overprocessed. SMH

[Reginald McDowell]

I guess 3rd time's a charm. Thanks everyone for their input on the cropping issue and suggestions.




http://www.railpictures.net/viewphot...=479755&nseq=0

[Holloran Grade]

I am surprised they did not hit you with a "high sun" rejection due to the shadow on the plow and below the radiator vents.

Congrats on working your way through the process of acceptance.