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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Cattle Egret
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:05:22 -0800
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Doug Herr ASKED?
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Cattle Egret


> Now that the winter rains have begun and water is available, one of the 
> main pools at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is being flooded for 
> wintering waterfowl.  The rising water level is driving terrestrial prey 
> to higher ground and a flock of Cattle Egrets is taking advantage of the 
> easy pickings (more photos to come).
>
> I welcome suggestions for cropping this photo: ordinarily I don't crop 
> skinnier than 2:3 proportions but I will if the photo news it.  What say 
> you?  Crop more from the top?
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/L1730331.jpg

Hi Doug,
When one holds up a white cropping card to the screen to "just eliminate the 
text at the top!" There is a much better feeling of composition balance. You 
really don't want to take too much. But I believe just the edge of the text 
top side may just be enough! Like a smidgen! ;-)

cheers,
ted
In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] IMG: Cattle Egret)