Silverback

[griff389]

I recently had some people look at this image I took at a wildlife park in France back in the summer. Someone suggested I crop it to contain just the head and shoulders, I would be grateful to hear any other options on how to treat this image.

Thanks for looking
Paul

Exif data
Camera Canon EOS 50D
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV

[windrider86]

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[crockny]

Since the background is uninteresting cropping it might be a good idea -- have you tried it? The face has a very strong expression and I'd like to see it in a close up ...

[griff389]

Here's a cropped version, do I need to go in closer or is this enough?

[crockny]

I think that's a lot better - do you? Now I can really see his expression!

[griff389]

I was trying to show how big this guy was in the original but I do like the square crop of edited version, like you say it shows his expression off better.

Thanks for the feedback.