On 7/18/06, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Came upon this scene some time back and quickly pulled over (I usually > just slow down <G>) for a quick hand held grab. > Clouds (not jet con trails) were in a striking form over my neighboring > Sutter Buttes and I was shaky anxious to 'get the shot'. > I don't recall if I had a tripod in the car, but I went with a little > DOF sacrifice in the interest of time. Softish foreground resulted. > The left side is very dramatic, but, over time, the cropped left side > version is more in keeping with my file of compositional "rules". > Requesting your opinions. > > Jack > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=137 > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=138
I prefer the wider one, with the uncropped left side. I don't know what the rules are, but knarf's rules are "what looks best works". And of course, "only crop if necessary"... <g> Whatever, it's a gorgeous photo. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

