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Roadrunner - how would you crop this?


Posted by Larsen on Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:14 pm

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Nothing special or remarkable in any way here, just a full-frame shot of a roadrunner. There's enough sharpness and detail in the scan to allow significant cropping. How would you crop it?

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by Safariguy on Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:47 pm
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Thats a good one...and of course subjective as any question could be... :-) I would try a panorama from just above the shoulder to a bit above the head...sort of centering the head....

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:00 pm
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Peter, it looks like it has a magenta cast to it. Love the OOF BG.
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by Greg Downing on Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:25 pm
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Peter, when doing head-shots like this I generally try and tuck the eye up in a corner and leave the head/neck coming out of a lowe corner, leaving room on the opposite side. You could get away with cropping even more off the right and top.
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by Larsen on Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:05 pm
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Jeff, Neat idea. I like Greg's thoughts on it too. It's fun to make multiple & drastically different photos from the same slide. Thanks Jeff & Greg! And Alan too - I didn't notice the color cast, but I'll compare it to the slide.
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by Anthony Medici on Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:07 pm
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I like Greg's crop. Nice color on the ear. :D
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by Harvey Edelman on Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:27 pm
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Here's my take FWIW. Since the bird is horizontal I'd go for a horizontal crop to follow along those lines. I'd also probably flip the bird since we tend to scan from left to right.
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by Mike Wilson on Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:28 pm
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Greg has it about right for my taste. I also wish it was looking more towards the camera. Good colors showing as Tony mentioned.
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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:30 pm
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I like Greg's first crop - don't get why you would turn it around - birds go both ways and half the world reads right to left. The image has a magenta/red color cast but is nice and sharp.
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by BrianS on Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:20 pm
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I like Harvey's post -- wouldn't flip it but the vert crop works for me.
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by Jill on Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:32 pm
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BrianS wrote:I like Harvey's post -- wouldn't flip it but the vert crop works for me.
Larsen, I agree with Brian, vertical crop. I've forever adored the red, white and blue behind the eye ... you sure nailed the beauty!!! 8) :D
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by George DeCamp on Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:42 pm
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Ya know, I think I like a verticle crop here too. But tomorrow I might like..... :?
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by Bill Whala on Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:09 pm
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Greg's crop is what I had in mind. I wish he were looking a little more toward the camera.
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by LHays on Wed Jan 07, 2004 5:24 am
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This is a great shot no matter how you crop it. I like what Greg has done with it but I also think a vertical would be just fine. Wonderful detail of this guy.
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by Laura Stiefel on Thu Jan 08, 2004 5:54 pm
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Hi Peter. I'm with the group that likes Greg's suggested crop. This is quite nice as is but I do see a slight reddish cast.
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