What first attracted me to this scene was color. I loved the contrast of the deep pink and green, so I took the photo:
ISO 800 50mm f/10 1/50sec
I was using my 50mm lens and centered the flower in the frame. I saw the various other elements, the fence and the rest of the flower and figured that when I was editing, I would probably decide on a crop that would take the flower out of the center. When I was reviewing my files, I made the choice that I found the fence more interesting than the rest of the flower, so I went with this crop:
ISO 800 50mm f/10 1/50sec
A few other edits have been applied here, but not many and none of them too heavy. This gentle, rather delicate looking bloom called for a light touch when it came to editing.
What do you think, do you like this crop? A natural and a man-made object in the same frame can lead to a bit of tension, do you like it here? Feel free to leave a comment below.
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I love the focused flower and its position which is revealing a story.
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Thank you for that thought.
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I love how you cropped the photo. The fence is nicely captured. 🙂
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Thank you, the fence ended up being a more important element than I had originally realized.
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I thought by including the fence was interesting. I think it helped the fence was a green hue and blended in nicely with the greens.
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Thank you, I found it visually interest as well.
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I do like the crop. I focused immediately more on BOTH the flower and the chain…. it’s a stand off!
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Thanks very much, I do think a crop was needed on this photo.
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I like that the flower appears to be conversing with the green-chain boundary fence. Hah!
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It’s interesting that you are the second person to comment on the photo and mention a story. That’s interesting to me because until I saw these comments, I was calling it a “tension” in my head.
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Amy, I chuckled when I read your mention of another person thinking there was a story in this. It’s cute how we can anthropomorphize things. Hmm, maybe this morning when I do my little word-improvisation I’ll keep in mind the flower (dahlia?) and the link-fence boundary talking with each other in your photo! 🙂
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🙂 So this flower was definitely on the periphery of the garden, in terms of location and its physical size. Plenty of story to work with 🙂
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That’s so fun!
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Yes, when I thought about it for a minute, I thought of several directions that could go.
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With time and experience we open up more possibilities, huh? It’s a good thing and it’s also sometimes a hindrance. But more often good, I think! 🙂
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Mostly good, although I do sometimes drive myself crazy when the good idea fairy hangs around too long!
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“when the good idea fairy hangs around too long” – love that phrasing. I’m there with you! 🙂
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Thought you might know what I was talking about 🙂
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yup-yup!
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I also find a totally different final photo when I crop. I like what you came up with. Getting away from centering everything (interesting discussion as to why centering is the first thought…) can really open up possibilities. Adding more context is one.
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Yes, it is fascinating, the power of the crop. I know it is discussed a lot in journalistic photography because of its power to change the interpretation of the story.
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I like the presence of the fence beside the flower, particularly because the fence is a chain link one. The links symbolize connection for me.
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Thanks, it appealed to me as well.
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The colors in this photo are amazing! I enjoyed your choice to include the fence! Delicate meets strong 😊
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Thanks very much.
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