Wagtail - Cropping Advice Please?

[Ginger Pixie]

Here is a shot I took yesterday at the local pond. Because he was such a quick little fella, I didn't have any time to try and make a composition, I just tried to get him in focus!

As you can see I have plenty of spare space, so if you have any ideas as to the best crop for this photo I would appreciate your input! Thanks.

Camera: Canon EOS 450D
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 500 mm
ISO Speed: 200

[sk66]

I'd just crop pretty tight, portrait, bird at approx bottom 1/3. There's nothing in the background worth keeping.

Nice job with the focus.

[Ginger Pixie]

Originally Posted by sk66

I'd just crop pretty tight, portrait, bird at approx bottom 1/3. There's nothing in the background worth keeping.

Nice job with the focus.

Thanks for the response. Should there be more background in front or behind, or should I just keep it roughly in the middle? Cheers.

[photo]

Crop it to all the in focus stuff at the bottom and about an inch of unfocused ground above.

[Ginger Pixie]

Originally Posted by photo

Crop it to all the in focus stuff at the bottom and about an inch of unfocused ground above.

Thank you for your thoughts. I am going to play about with this over the weekend.

Cheers