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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 194011" data-attributes="member: 1573">LOL&nbsp; what fun comments to wake up to . . . you sweet guys.&nbsp; &quot;Though ye jest, 'tis still fun to hear.&quot;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />[ATTACH]50917[/ATTACH]Thank you all for your very valuable&nbsp; feedback, and based on all of it, here are my conclusions.&nbsp; The problem I had with the photo was a &quot;center of interest&quot; issue.&nbsp; (@Whitelight: you saw this, and your comment about the art blocking the windows was the first clue that this was not working)&nbsp;&nbsp; Because I'm not a &quot;car person&quot; I didn't realize how beautiful the car really was.&nbsp; It really demanded to be the center of interest . . . I foolishly tried to make the reflection the center of interest, which is why part of the car is out of the frame. This morning,&nbsp; I even tried to reduce the brightness of the car to highlight the reflection in the window more and force the eyes to travel to the reflection first . . . no go.&nbsp; So, if I have Angelina Jolie or George Clooney (or the &quot;salad dressing&quot; man) in the viewfinder, why in the world would I want the reflection to be the center of interest?I like the second crop simply because the original looks &quot;sloppy&quot; . . . and the teepee in the background is as bothersome as the headlight being cut out of the photo.&nbsp; Sometimes, if something is missing, it's better to make it &quot;obvious&quot;.I agree with all of you&nbsp; that the filter treatment in the second one detracts from the car . . . draws the eyes either toward the center glare or the bumper and rims.On my next trip to town, I'm going to seek out this car and give it the &quot;photographic respect&quot; it deserves <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />Thank you again for helping me become a little more introspective . . . . have gotten sloppy with that, too, . . . sigh.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 194011, member: 1573"] LOL what fun comments to wake up to . . . you sweet guys. "Though ye jest, 'tis still fun to hear." :cool: [ATTACH=CONFIG]50917._xfImport[/ATTACH] Thank you all for your very valuable feedback, and based on all of it, here are my conclusions. The problem I had with the photo was a "center of interest" issue. (@Whitelight: you saw this, and your comment about the art blocking the windows was the first clue that this was not working) Because I'm not a "car person" I didn't realize how beautiful the car really was. It really demanded to be the center of interest . . . I foolishly tried to make the reflection the center of interest, which is why part of the car is out of the frame. This morning, I even tried to reduce the brightness of the car to highlight the reflection in the window more and force the eyes to travel to the reflection first . . . no go. So, if I have Angelina Jolie or George Clooney (or the "salad dressing" man) in the viewfinder, why in the world would I want the reflection to be the center of interest? I like the second crop simply because the original looks "sloppy" . . . and the teepee in the background is as bothersome as the headlight being cut out of the photo. Sometimes, if something is missing, it's better to make it "obvious". I agree with all of you that the filter treatment in the second one detracts from the car . . . draws the eyes either toward the center glare or the bumper and rims. On my next trip to town, I'm going to seek out this car and give it the "photographic respect" it deserves :cool: Thank you again for helping me become a little more introspective . . . . have gotten sloppy with that, too, . . . sigh. [/QUOTE]

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