Which composition?

[a2laurel]

Which crop do you like better for the picture? Or do you have another suggestion? I am torn. Flickr makes them look more exposed than iPhoto, so I think they look a little washed out.



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Canon EOS 50D
EF 28-135mm lens
f/9.0
135mm
ISO 200
Shutter 1/400

[Nicole]

I prefer the second shot. I don't think that the empty space in the first one adds a whole lot in this case. So the second one, your eye is really drawn to the flower, whereas in the first one I find my eye drawn to the bright cement. I don't find it looks too overly washed out. Bright, yes, but not really washed out. But that's probably somewhat screen dependent.

[dolphin1]

Definitely go with the second crop. As already said, your eyes go directly to the flower instead of the cement.

[laurel2sg]

the second one's better. I would love to see a little more of the right space to give the flower a room to breath.