to crop or not to crop ?

[mfreg]

I was trying to use the trees to frame the moon in this series of photos. The thing is, if I crop the image , there is so much more detail visible in the moon but I lose the framing I was trying for. I've tried different crops and can't seem to find a way to balance things. Also, I kind of thought that by framing the moon with the trees I could put it in the middle of the frame and get away with it, I'm not so sure now. I think it might be overwhelmed by the amount of space around it. What do you guys think.










As always, thank you all for your opinions. I appreciate you taking the time to look.

regards
mike

[Trader]

Crop by all means, the last one is much better. If you are going to frame with the leaves and trees, they need to be a sharp silhouette to do the job properly.

[Austin_HXC]

I agree with Trader.
No offense, but the trees just look like smoke to me.
Crop for sure!

[mfreg]

No offense, but the trees just look like smoke to me.

none taken I assure you. I'm here to get honest opinions. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

So for framing purposes do you feel something like this works better ?



would you still crop this photo to get a lager image of the moon in the frame ?

[MoonRunX]

You know, Alpha, for all the debate on the truth of crop circles, I think they are possibly the most artistic creations in nature.

[Austin_HXC]

Yes mfreg, that crop works for me. It looks more original than the classic moon shot. Using branches to frame the moon is genius!

[LauraRJC]

I personally like crop 3 and 4 as they give the photo a somewhat mystical quality, and dont take away from the main focus, the moon.

Laura

[Jim Bryant]

One and two are pretty neat. I'd crop a few inches off the top...hahahahahah, sounds like getting a hair cut.