Thanx! Glad you like it. I'm still relatively new to the art of cropping. Is there any standard size to crop a photo? Especially if I'm going to develop it?eikin said:i like the mood of the picture, i would think cropping away the right side to form a square frame might be good, though it'll take away much expanse of the space, i think it'll get rid of quite abit of loose space doing nothing on the right side.
Thanx for the tipoff!eikin said:you can print any dimension, just that dimensions not comforming to the usual (4R, 5r, 6r ... ...) will mean that you'll need to have the image cut to size after printing. here's an example of the square crop i visualised
the main idea is to keep the relationship within the frame simple and remove excessive spaces to prevent viewers' eyes from wandering off your intended theme.
wattky said:Oh ok hehehe :sweat: coz when I took the 2nd photo, all I had in mind was the memories of some painted picture from some old school textbook of the same setting, moon reflection over a water surface. Btw, do u have any skills to impart on how to take moon photos? Like what settings to use? I only have a Panasonic FZ-10 to play with(still saving up for a DSLR:sweat: ), will it be sufficient?
eikin said:2nd picture does not work for me at all. the blown moon and reflection are rather uninteresting subjects. if you're shooting digital, night scenes like this are best done with 2 exposures, 1 for the moon and another for the environment, and merge the 2 using editing software.
Thanx for the link coolcat! May I have your permission to use the moon photo to try out eikin's suggestions?coolcat said:Hi. I have a sample of exposure for moon here http://www.coolcat-designs.com/~lily/misc/Moon-3.htm
espion said:good exposure control for 1st pic. how did you meter it?
coolcat said:go ahead! let me know if you need one with larger image size