EWF, how to crop?

[Mikelite80]

Hi guys, this is actually an older picture from a Earth, Wind, and Fire show few years ago but recently found it again and think it needs to be on my wall somewhere. My question to you is what why to crop it. No editing yet, just done this one test crop so far. Feel free to play and show me what else might look good.

Full Image

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mikelite80/IMG_1423-1.jpg

Crop

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mikelite80/IMG_1423crop.jpg

Thanks Guys

Mike

[johnstoy]

Both are interesting photos...Your crop is pretty good...
I would work more on the contrasts and brightness...

By the Way...I just realized...my attorney's Daughter wrote one of their hit songs back around the late 70's early 80's...One of the band's gold album records hangs on his office wall...Their last name is Seeman...

Good luck with your trim/crop...

John

[taygull]

Hi guys, this is actually an older picture from a Earth, Wind, and Fire show few years ago but recently found it again and think it needs to be on my wall somewhere. My question to you is what why to crop it. No editing yet, just done this one test crop so far. Feel free to play and show me what else might look good.

Full Image

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mikelite80/IMG_1423-1.jpg

Crop

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mikelite80/IMG_1423crop.jpg

Thanks Guys

Mike

Mike,

You need to go into your user profile and change your "image editing OK" to ON an some of us then would be allowed to help.

[taygull]

For me you just need to move him out of the center of your crop, with the figure being in the right third of the image. This would be more technically pleasing as well as make sense that he is in a performance which would then make the viewer imagine the crowd in front of him.

[narlus]

i actually like the uncropped version better, but it could be tightened up a little.

[Mikelite80]

Thanks guys! I believe I've made image editing allowed.

I sort of like the full version too, just not sure how other people think about seeing the back of guitar amps in the shot. Being my business I totally get seeing the back of the gear. Maybe if I just cut the bottom a bit so you loose the steps and those guys standing on the side of the stage. And yes it needs some contrast and brightness, been playing around with it just didn't export that version.

Thanks again. I've got some more concert shots you can beat up and chop up later :)

Mike