Same snail and leaf. PP'd in Capture 1 Sony Pro

[JBW]

[Shadowman]

Nicely composed.

[JBW]

Nicely composed.

He or she is a slow mover which helps.

[Dave Humphries]

Hmmm, actually, I'm not sure about the composition with his one Brian.

If it were mine; at the risk of an even bigger crop degrading IQ, I'd lose about 15% off left edge and 20% from the bottom, putting the top edge of the leaf twist in to the new corner just created.

That eliminates a lot of the brighter background areas, which saves them competing with the subject.

[JBW]

Hmmm, actually, I'm not sure about the composition with his one Brian.

If it were mine; at the risk of an even bigger crop degrading IQ, I'd lose about 15% off left edge and 20% from the bottom, putting the top edge of the leaf twist in to the new corner just created.

That eliminates a lot of the brighter background areas, which saves them competing with the subject.

I did tone those areas down. Wouldn't the crop move the snail down and too much to he left? Obviously I shall have to have a go at it.

[JBW]

Hmmm, actually, I'm not sure about the composition with his one Brian.

If it were mine; at the risk of an even bigger crop degrading IQ, I'd lose about 15% off left edge and 20% from the bottom, putting the top edge of the leaf twist in to the new corner just created.

That eliminates a lot of the brighter background areas, which saves them competing with the subject.

I went back and gave it a shot. And it does work. the problem was that it requires a subtly different work up to really look good. Which is why there is no shot to show that it was a good idea.