For Iggy and Marko..

[Bambi]

of course anyone else is welcome to give an opinion too

I think that this is the crop that you both had in mind but let me know if I'm wrong.

[Marko]

Hmmmm now I'm not sure

Can I try a crop from the original?

[Bambi]

Hmmmm now I'm not sure

Can I try a crop from the original?

absolutely! have fun.

[Marko]

If people think I'm wrong please tell me so.

I prefer this crop....what do you think bambi? I DO like the enlarged cone in this thread but I kept the dimensions the same as your original.

[Bambi]

you know Marko, I like this crop.
thanks.

[QuietOne]

They're two different moods, and I like them both. The first puts a real focus on the pine cone. In the second, your eye is led from the main one to the one peeking above the needles to the right.

[Michaelaw]

I feel the same asThe QO here

[Mad Aussie]

Nope ... I'm sticking with the original. And I mean the original from this thread http://www.photography.ca/Forums/f2/pine-cone-9004.html

I can see the thinking here and do think it's sound ... but this crop has lost that immediate sensation I got of tippy toe'ing up to see over the branch that the original gave me.

This one has actually made too much of a feature of the pine cones I think whereas the original allowed the depth of the tree and bokeh to be just as important.

[Fortytwo]

If people think I'm wrong please tell me so.

I prefer this crop....what do you think bambi? I DO like the enlarged cone in this thread but I kept the dimensions the same as your original.

To be honest Marko, I don't see the point. Normally I'd crop things when I want to remove elements I don't want in the frame. Or if I want to draw extra attention to a subject by making it bigger inside the frame. But in this case I fail to see what's been added by cropping. Can you please tell me why you think this crop adds to the picture.

[Iguanasan]

As I said in the original thread I think the cropping/composition is starting to fall into the "art" category so with this particular subject there is really no right or wrong but different shades of like/dislike.

The branches on the left and right lead your eye to the pine cone in the centre. We've kept the beautiful bokeh in the background. I do wish I had a smidgen more foreground to work with but generally this is my kind of shot.