Scots pine in Winter

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  Vincent Brady

• Aug 26, 2011

Paul I'm a devil for cropping photos, so with this one I would be inclined to crop out a lot of the foreground. Maybe halfway from the bottom of the the picture to the base of the tree.

 

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  Klainmeister

• Aug 26, 2011

And I'd disagree. I think the composition is fine, the only real issue I have is the vignette from filters in the corners.

 

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  Rom

• Aug 26, 2011

The light is wonderful.

I don't know also if you crop but if yes, i will perhaps try a square. It seems that an horizontal in the middle with nice 3 verticales here (The big tree, the white and the small black at left) works very well in a square.

Anyway, it's a very nice piece

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  illumiquest

• Aug 27, 2011

I'd also be inclined to crop out some of the bottom since to me it overpowers the rest of the photo and makes it pretty bottom heavy. Love the sky and the rest of the composition though.

 

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  mikecnichols

• Aug 28, 2011

I think the foreground really helps to balance the composition. The vignette is minor on this one with it being one corner. To crop it square might be good but keep the right, top and bottom edges the way they are. My only concern if you crop it is the disappearance of the gorgeously captured color of that nice cloud.

 

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  rhmimac

• Dec 21, 2012

What a great mixture of light.