Too much negative space?

Not sure about the crop on this one. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't, sometimes I feel it's annoyingly pretentious. Share your thoughts, please.

I like the negative space. If anything, I would have tossed just a bit more in. She looks to be pondering/dreaming and negative space lends to that by giving her more room to dream.

But then i see the tilted lines and my brain cant unsee them.

Does it have the same affect with less height?

peeaanuut wrote in post #16557933
I like the negative space. If anything, I would have tossed just a bit more in. She looks to be pondering/dreaming and negative space lends to that by giving her more room to dream.

But then i see the tilted lines and my brain cant unsee them.

I wish you hadn't of said that now they bother me.

seall wrote in post #16557955
Does it have the same affect with less height?

I don't think so actually. Thanks.

I think it's purely a personal choice and works to make the child seem more like a small child.

It works just fine for me. Nice image.

I think the 2nd one is better.

My personal preference is to fill the frame with adorable subjects
The backdrop is no where near as entertaining as your subject.

jetcode wrote in post #16562166
My personal preference is to fill the frame with adorable subjects
The backdrop is no where near as entertaining as your subject.

Nice edit!

I like the negative space, but in this case it seems a bit dark. I'd throw in a gradient filter to even out the vignetting(?) that I see at the top. Seems the sense of thought and wonderment needs a brighter 'off in the distance' to me.