Hi! Sorry I am late to join this talk here.
I do like original version better. To me the little space above the birds just hurts. The birds need lots of space, me thinks <g>... I think that it is just good as it is. Nothing I think needs to be done on it. Unlike Frank, I do appreciate the blurred background. It adds a little sense of space and also makes an excellent backdrop for contours of birds and rocks. Just my (late) pixels. Boris DB> My suggested cropping: DB> http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/imgp6809_std.jpg DB> I believe this adds some sense of mystery, due to the less identifiable DB> background (also highlighting the main subject), while keeping the depth DB> (thanks to the rock in the foreground). DB> Then, the "widescreen" format makes it more dynamic. Or, at least, I feel DB> that. DB> Dario DB> ----- Original Message ----- DB> From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DB> To: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DB> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:44 AM DB> Subject: Re: PAW: Trinidad Beach >> Thanks for the comments Frank. It is full frame - I played around >> with cropping and just didn't get any good feeling from it. As to the >> background, this is northern California coast - fog is the name of the >> game. It burns off as the sun shines, but earlier in the day, it does >> look kind of like this. I wonder if it was clearer if that would take >> away from the birds - they might blend in too much. >> >> Anyway, thanks for the comments. >>

