Grasshoppers X6

[JBW]

I couldn't decide which I preferred.


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[Shadowman]

I like the tighter crop.

[Geoff F]

I prefer the second image, Brian.

In the first one there is a foreground insect which has a blurred face (bottom left corner) and for me this spoils what would otherwise be an excellent photo. I don't mind something blurred in the background but it usually looks odd when in the foreground.

This makes for a better grouping in the second shot. Although this one could be cropped slightly closer if you wanted to make it more like #1.

[JBW]

I prefer the second image, Brian.

In the first one there is a foreground insect which has a blurred face (bottom left corner) and for me this spoils what would otherwise be an excellent photo. I don't mind something blurred in the background but it usually looks odd when in the foreground.

This makes for a better grouping in the second shot. Although this one could be cropped slightly closer if you wanted to make it more like #1.

But that would bring out the slightly blurred bottom right grasshopper. I agree on the oddity of a foreground blur but six grasshoppers in an L shape is a rarity for me.