Beginner's question: opinion on cropping

Kevin G. wrote:

Hello Wei,

Very nice capture. I also take many shots of birds in flight. I have very few images where I have NOT cropped. In fact, most of my landscapes, etc. have SOME cropping since I tend to shoot a little loose with the idea that I will crop, and ALL of my bird shots have some cropping. There are some purists I suppose who will not crop, but I see nothing wrong with it if it improves the composition. I DO mention it if a bid pic of mine is heavily cropped, especially if it's posted on a birder forum. I think you might try leaving a little more room in front of the bird and less in back, so it looks like the bird has room to fly in to. Here's my shot of an ibis, which was lightly copped, but it was cropped to show more space in front of the bird.

Very nice, and good luck,

Kevin

Ibis in flight

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