Photo Critique Club

[R2elk]

What do you guys think? The graininess/blurriness is from the fact that I had to lighten the exposure a lot.
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Too centered. Use the rule of thirds.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Better? I wish there weren't giant leaves in the foreground...

 

[Yard Farmer]

Better? I wish there weren't giant leaves in the foreground...
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I really like that!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Better? I wish there weren't giant leaves in the foreground...
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It looks a lot better. I would move the bird to more inside the rule of thirds middle line. Like this:

 

[R2elk]

It looks a lot better. I would move the bird to more inside the rule of thirds middle line. Like this:

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That is back to centering it. Put it right on the right thirds line. Stop centering the shots.

 

[mdees88]

Ask 5 people opinions on cropping and you'll end up with 10 different crops...

I think of the rule of thirds as more of a guideline to keep you from always center composing. Sometimes it looks great with the body right on an intersecting line, sometimes with the head right on an intersecting line, sometimes the eye, and sometimes it just doesnt work with anything directly on the intersection.

In this case, in post #1662, the bird feels a little too far to the right for me (but not by much). In post #1664, it feels a little too center composed (again not by much).

The way I would crop it is basically splitting the difference between the two.(which is following rule of thirds but not putting anything directly on the intersection). I would crop it like this...

Or like this.......

But cropping does come down to personal preference....

 

[R2elk]

But cropping does come down to personal preference....

I almost never use the grid when cropping but do see it as a benefit to improve shots from those that always center their shots.

The only time I center the subject is for portraits.

 

[Yard Farmer]

What do y'all think of this photo?

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

What do y'all think of this photo?
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Too much backlighting