"And the winner is......."

[Digital]

C&C very welcomed.


Bruce

[FootLoose]

There is some interesting detail in the water and feathers which could be made more prominent if you reduced the amount of foreground and background which offer nothing of interest to the eye. I would suggest losing about half the foreground. Maybe a 16:9 format would work?

[Digital]

Is this any better?


Bruce

[FootLoose]

Yes, its. But I think you could go even tighter, take about half again from the f/g.

[Digital]

Almost lost third fowl.


Bruce

[FootLoose]

Almost lost third fowl.


Bruce

Why? There is no need to constrain your crop to preset / "standard" ratios, you can crop however you want.

[Digital]

Greg, you are so right.


Bruce

[FootLoose]

Good work, Bruce, that is what I had in mind.

[Digital]

Greg, thank you for your suggestions.



Bruce

[Wavelength]

Waahh..your caption really matches the subject; i liked the cropping since there i see one participant struggling into the frame, giving the real tension of a competition; it is more matching to the caption....

[Digital]

Nandakumar, thank you for your comments.


Bruce

[mugge]

Bruce, the last crop is spot on.
Cheers Ole