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Poll: Turks and Caicos Explorer: Nurse Shark Cropping
ktuli — Mon, 11/05/2012 - 19:18
I absolutely love this photo - and the best part about it... it works in so many different ways.
Check out the different crops below and then vote on which one you like best.
![]() 2x3 Horizontal Original |
![]() 2x3 Vertical Crop |
![]() 4x5 Vertical Crop |
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Technical Data: Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II at 18mm. 1/120 sec at f/22. ISO 320. Ikelite Housing and Port with dual Ikelite 161 Strobes in eTTL mode. Raw conversion and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw.
In the original framing, I love how you can see one of our dive friends - Jim - in the background also taking photos of the sharks. In particular, I love how wide Jim's eyes look through his mask. With the 2x3 vertical crop, I felt that since the shark's face is so close to the front of the frame, I would crop in tight and let it almost fill the frame - the one downside to that is that its pectoral fin gets cropped out in the process. Which is why I changed ratios and went with the 4x5 crop.
In the end, I really love every version of this photo... Vote below and let me know which one you like best.
- Bill