Sunset Windmill

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 15, 201188 views8 comments

Here are 2 versions of the same image. In this version, I cropped to just the windmill and clouds. In the second version, I left much more. I'm thinking in the full version, the ground is too dominate, and that I should have gotten a lower perspective. What do you think? Thanks for looking.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on February 15, 2011 at 7:06 PM

second version

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 15, 2011 at 7:50 PM

I think I like the first one best, beautiful sky !

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 15, 2011 at 8:26 PM

Rob I like the first one best. It really lets you focus on the gorgeous sky and windmill.

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Comment posted by Ken Bachman on February 15, 2011 at 9:48 PM

I like the second one better, it shows more of the sky and I like the bare trees silouettes also. But I think I would crop about half of the foreground.

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Comment posted by Larry Fischer on February 16, 2011 at 10:57 AM

For the reason you stated I like the first one without the ground.
The contrasting horizontal cloud-lines with the vertical and oblique windmill make a great visual presentation.
The color is sensational and makes the silhouette more bold.
the fisch

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Comment posted by Brad Mangas on February 25, 2011 at 1:35 AM

Sweet shots Rob! Very nice job in composing this shot and nice job on the crop, I think I like it the best.

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Comment posted by Darren Huski on March 14, 2011 at 11:18 AM

Like them both. The colors and simple graphics of the first are super but the second is also quite nice.

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Comment posted by Bryan Simpson on March 23, 2011 at 7:56 AM

I'm late to the party here, but thought I'd chime in. Both are great captures, but I think I prefer the first. The color and pattern in the sky are what makes these shots, and the tighter crop serves to really focus on that. I imagine either would look good on a wall.

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