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    [non aquatic] plantlet

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    That's a very nice picture willy.

    Love the drop of water and the reflection. Perhaps a tighter crop will bring out the subject slightly better. Bearing in mind that this is a very small subject, I would say that it's great!

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    The green contrasted very well with the background.
    Perhaps you shd have removed the twig in front of the plant beore taking the picture.
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    Re:

    [quote:a06b986ba8="benny"]That's a very nice picture willy.

    Love the drop of water and the reflection. Perhaps a tighter crop will bring out the subject slightly better. Bearing in mind that this is a very small subject, I would say that it's great!

    Cheers,[/quote:a06b986ba8]

    thank you very much! and what do you mean by a tighter crop?

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    I actually wasnt planning on clicking on the link to the pic, but Benny said "That's a very nice picture" and so I just had to see it

    Willie, tighter crop means "framing" the pic so that the peripheral images (in your case, the surrounding soil) are "cut away" so that the bud & the water droplet fill up more of the view.

    The dark (not black) background and the fresh green leaves make a very soothing color contrast. Good depth of field too! Well done!
    ckchua

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    Hi Willy,

    As what ck II has correctly pointed out, cropping is basically a tighter presentation.

    This is how I would have presented the picture.



    The format uses the 3:2 ratio, which is easier for composition.

    I've cropped out the left, so you can't tell it's actually from a flower pot.

    I've shifted the plantlet to the left, leaving the right slightly blocked, to give it depth as your eyes lead into the subject.

    I've left the subject and area of contrast at the upper left thirds of the frame. Making sure that the highlight (which in this case is the reflection of the sky) conforms to the rules of thirds.

    Personally, I feel that if presented this way, the picture is even stronger. Giving a powerful message of "renewal from decay" or "precious", given the way the plantlet is embracing the water droplet.

    Then again, what I've said is subjective and very often, photographers trying to break away from the confines of the rules of thirds. So...it's just for reference.

    Hope to see more of your pictures soon!

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    Benny -- you even removed the twig! Naughty.
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    That is a good quality picture!

    Personally I like to crop it vertically and give it slightly more "headspace" to give a feeling that the seedling is reaching upwards...


    or...


    BC

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    yeah, i agree with BC.. a even tighter crop removing much of the soil on the left gives a more pleasing look

    benny, your PSing getting better :P

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    sorry, i don't really know how to use the photo editing software so what i take is we you guys see. will try to learn how to use the software after my exams. Anyone know of any courses out there to teach me how to use the editing software? And would like to comfirm, a tighter crop means to cut out most of the other stuff, leaving only the subject right? and the reason i don't put the picture here is because i can't seem to reduce the size of the picture here. Sorry.

    P.S. thanks for the positive comments everybody! This is my first picture. Will try to take more pictures!

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