Cropping and format

I posted a suggestion about image format in the "Galleries" section, in response to the image of an ornate cowfish. Then I thought a bit more, and thought I would ask for opinions. What is the most interesting way to frame a full-face fish?

This is a Scottish two-spot goby:

What works for you?

Tim

B)

I posted a suggestion about image format in the "Galleries" section, in response to the image of an ornate cowfish. Then I thought a bit more, and thought I would ask for opinions. What is the most interesting way to frame a full-face fish?

 

This is a Scottish two-spot goby:

What works for you?

 

Tim

 

B)

The second option works best for me in this case; in the first the little guy gets lost in the image, in the last one his fins are cropped. I can't say this would always be the cas though.

The Last is my favourite, howver the fins being chopped off as loftus says is a teency bit bothersome.

but also as he mentions it would probably differ with each shot you chose

For me #1. It follows more with that stupid rule of the thirds.

Joe

I prefer the second one.

I posted a suggestion about image format in the "Galleries" section, in response to the image of an ornate cowfish. Then I thought a bit more, and thought I would ask for opinions. What is the most interesting way to frame a full-face fish?

I think it depends on the subject (particularly its shape).

With your example, here, Tim, I like the first and second ones best. The third one, with the cropped pectorals doesn't work for me. But in many other cases, vertical is preferred.

Alex

I like the square!

The third (vertical) is a cheat, because I only got one full-face frame in ten minutes of patient (?!) shooting, so I couldn't make a vertical crop without losing the fins.

My suspicion is that a good vertical frame, (with fins!) may be the most eye-catching. I am also interested in how much dark background works: I didn't crop the horizontal because I quite like the simplicity of a "blob on a plain field" because of its abstract appearance.

Tim

B)