Playing with cropping

[elTwitcho]

Thoughts?

http://www.pbase.com/eltwitcho/image/51566243.jpg

[KaplanMultimedia]

I like the tight crop. But to me this picture is just a little off balance. I would either like to see just a little more of the top of his head, orcut a little off the bottom of the frame. Of course everyone might not agree on issues that are subjective like this, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it. :p

[T.O.]

The crop works very nice, I would try to burn highlights a bit.
thanx for sharing,
T.O.

[PEACHMAN]

I feel that when cropping it should be done with the 1st thought as to how it enhances the photo or accents part of it...or leads the eye to a specific area...I do not see this in this photo...There seems to be no reason for chopping off the top of the head and then leaving a lagre blank, dark area to the right, other than putting the subject off center, which I do not find always as necessary in portraits as in other types of shots...it leaves this otherwise well done photo a bit unballanced, and my eyes serching for whatever the crop is trying to lead my eyes to...other than that ,I like it!

[ctymom]

Peachman put to words my thoughts on the photo....better than I could at that. ;) It's a great photo...maybe try a different crop? I love the contrast of it.

Pamela