pontiac1940
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 10, 2021 14:59:39 GMT
A different crop (composition) than the one posted in Today's Photo. I did not like the position of the cat in the photo previously posted.  |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 10, 2021 17:38:10 GMT
I agree - this crop is better - especially since the cat is facing to the right - he needs space in front of him. It's hard for me to get away from centering, but your example shows just why not centering works so well. Can I suggest you post the 'before' photo in this thread for comparison.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 10, 2021 17:40:46 GMT
This is the original. The second one allows that cat to be centered but it is offset but the blurred space to the right.   |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 10, 2021 18:21:03 GMT
I like to make a duplicate layer and move the bottom layer over to give me more 'real estate' without having to select the main item and put it on a new background. The only trouble comes from camouflaging where the two layers meet. A soft brush or cloning sometimes does it. It doesn't work often - takes a specific kind of photo with lots of uneven landscaping for cloning.
I'm not much into fixing photos - except to make them work on a scrapbook page. I stick to simple fixes.
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 10, 2021 21:03:36 GMT
I actually like the first version better.
Although his body is facing more to the right, he has his head screwed around and is looking more toward the left; in the first version, he has somewhere to be looking.
Plus, I like being able to see more of his environment AKA: the log he is sitting on. (of course, it's quite a stretch to call it a log, but I did not know what else to call it)
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