Feedback on Cropping...Black and White

By tomnorth written 10/29/05 12:55 PM, published 10/29/05 12:55 PM

Anna and I took a bike ride this morning on the Luce Line. I captured some images and then worked with them a little in iPhoto to try different crops and B&W versions.

Here is the Popup Link first uncropped version of grass against the sky. I tried a tighter crop of that one. Here is another vertical crop of that one. Here is another original and here is a tighter crop.

Here is Popup Link a meadow in color and here it is in black and white. Here's another color shot of the meadow and here's that same shot in black and white. One last shot of the meadow in color and the black and white version.

I like to experiment with different things and appreciate the feedback I get from folks here. I was hoping to have the grass stand out more against the sky, but with minimal time in iPhoto this is what I got.

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smalltown05 10/29/05 2:07 PM

Since you asked, as long as the heavier stick stays in the grass shot, you're fine. When you lose it, you lose your focal point. The grass is just too wispy and random to hold the image. The meadow shots seem too flat in B&W but they aren't bad in color. Would like to see something that guides my eye through though. But the grasses especially are nice shots.

- blow.....hard

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KayN 10/29/05 3:47 PM

I like the vertical crop of the grass best. As for the "meadow" shots, I wasn't impressed with any of them....nothing to draw me in.

- Ms.N

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skate 10/29/05 4:33 PM

I like the grass shots just the way the original is.

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austinspace 10/29/05 6:14 PM

enjoyable scenery. Yeah, iPhoto is good for basic stuff but can't really "add" to a photo.

- here and there

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YennerLooker 10/30/05 7:49 AM

I enjoyed all the pics! The black and white meadows are spooooky!

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