I experimented a little with cropping it, hope Brian is OK with that.
Alex said...
Hmm, I would consider two that you did not do.1) akin to your third, but move the angel and tree to the left 1/3 of the frame, and crop so that the aspect ratio is maintained, but the right hand tree is just gone, or half/third a trunk is visible.
2) crop to portrait, again, angle on the lower left, keep the trees and sky as much as possible. The only problem there may be changing the downcast gaze from benevolence to remorse.
Eolake said...
Right. Framing and cropping are pretty much arcane arts.
I wonder if they've been discussed at length in any book?
Hmm, I would consider two that you did not do.
ReplyDelete1) akin to your third, but move the angel and tree to the left 1/3 of the frame, and crop so that the aspect ratio is maintained, but the right hand tree is just gone, or half/third a trunk is visible.
2) crop to portrait, again, angle on the lower left, keep the trees and sky as much as possible. The only problem there may be changing the downcast gaze from benevolence to remorse.
Right. Framing and cropping are pretty much arcane arts.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they've been discussed at length in any book?
> Right. Framing and cropping are pretty much arcane arts.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they've been discussed at length in any book?
Well, all the books about composition in painting, picture... lead to that.
Yes, I've read quite a bit of that in my younger days, but I'm thinking of the more subtle aspects, and more photographic. There are not many books which look at photography as a real art form.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I haven't read many books about photography, mostly scrolling through in bookshops seeking ideas. But I have the impression that there is a huge amount of books... Maybe because I didn't read them?
ReplyDeleteOh yes, there are many books. But mostly they talk about the technical stuff.
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