Swan at Sunset

[asillars]

First post

Camera - Canon EOS 1000D
Lens - 18-55mm Kit
F-stop - F/9
Exposure time - 1/160
ISO - 200
Focal Length - 55mm



Taken on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Does it need cropped? There is a lot of space around the swan. I can't figure out if the amount of space detracts from the swan or emphasises the peacefulness of the sunset.

[bbtom10]

I like the positioning of the swan in the centre but I think that you feel there is too much space aruond it - in order to get the swan in the centre and the sunset lit clouds in the background, you've had to take quite a wide image.

I think it does need a crop, perhaps try and position the swan in the bottom right thirds intersect and retain as much sunset as you can, or keep the swan central but crop out the bottom and maybe try a square crop - square crops work really well for centralised subjects.

Tom

[asillars]

Thanks for that Tom. After playing around a little, I like the look best with the bottom cropped out, keeping the length and most of the sky. See what you think