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Maybe it's the cropping...
May 15, 2018,17:44 PM
...but the boat image is great! Most photographers (even the professionals) don't take the time to crop a standard image. It can make a big difference. It is a very nice photo... : )
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By: cshimokita : May 14th, 2018-02:36
Thanks for looking... ...
The boat image....
By: InHavenPro : May 14th, 2018-10:37
is fantastic. The arrow in the first one is what I find to be too distracting. Cheers, Filip
With both photos...
By: cshimokita : May 14th, 2018-14:03
it might be the crop that invokes the reaction. IMO with the arrow, the context is missing while with the boats the viewer might have the sense that less is more. I agree that the first might be viewed with a taste of clinical detachment. . Casey
Maybe it's the cropping...
By: mdg : May 15th, 2018-17:44
...but the boat image is great! Most photographers (even the professionals) don't take the time to crop a standard image. It can make a big difference. It is a very nice photo... : )
Thanks mdg...
By: cshimokita : May 15th, 2018-18:45
I crop almost all of my photos... sometimes to the same ratio as the original (800:533), but I tend toward a panoramic crop such as 800:267... social media cover photo is about 800:295. Somehow I get-it that street photographers don't want to crop, but no...
I agree that ‘street’ photographers...
By: mdg : May 16th, 2018-08:41
...May be trying to capture a ‘raw’ image with little refinement or processing...including cropping. But when taking a more artistic shot, such as the boats, cropping can often improve the image. Where did you take this photo? Whenever we were in Ueno Par...
Ueno park is a familiar destination...
By: cshimokita : May 16th, 2018-13:57
It use to be the center for motorcycle accessories and is well known for excellent うなぎ (eel) restaurants... just as important there are a number of watch parts / repair / supply shops in the area... The boat photo was taken in 井の頭公園 (Inokashira Park) near...