Which Viewpoint

[chauncey]

From an artistic viewpoint, which viewpoint is most pleasing to the eye...profile, 3/4, or head-on?







Personally, it's a toss-up between the profile and the 3/4...what say you all?

[Shadowman]

All three have there merits, but 3/4 profile seems the most pleasing and I think it's because of the eye being more visible.

[John 2]

All three have there merits, but 3/4 profile seems the most pleasing and I think it's because of the eye being more visible.

I agree.

[MrB]

All three have there merits, but 3/4 profile seems the most pleasing and I think it's because of the eye being more visible.

I also agree with this.

Plus I would want to reduce the saturation and brightness of the green of the background leaves, which seem somewhat unnatural and distracting to me.

Philip

[HaseebM]

Pleasing to the eye the profile would be my pick. Which looks more eye catching? the 3/4 would be my pick.

[DanK]

I agree both with the pick and the question of saturation. The first would also need substantial cropping--I would get rid of a lot of the leaves on top.

[RustBeltRaw]

3/4 strikes me as the best. The head-on view is curious... Makes me look twice. With really narrow depth of field centered from beak tip to eyeball and zoomed way in, it could be a really unique shot.

[Snowy55]

For me it is fairly close between profile and 3/4 with 3/4 drawing ahead because of the clarity of the eye, which has been pointed out already.

[chauncey]

Thanks guys...sounds like we're on the same page.

[Cantab]

Thanks guys...sounds like we're on the same page.

However, my vote is for the profile version! For me, the heron's head looks too big in the 3/4, presumably because it's closest to the camera. In the head-on photo, the head gets lost and the image seems a bit odd.