Where would you have stopped

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mikew_RIP

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Got a bit carried away with this and went back to it a few times,these are in order where would you have stopped.

First the full version taken zoomed back because i wasn't sure how i would want the edit to look

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Marilynne

Marilynne

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Either the second or third shot. I think I would have left a little more of the leaves. Good job on removing the dead branches.
 
Danno

Danno

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I like the third shot the best @mikew. Getting rid of that odd branch and leaving the foliage looks really nice to me. Good Job. I still struggle with getting rid of stuff like that.
 
Horoscope Fish

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I would have to say either #3 or #5. The extra branches and foliage add a certain amount of context but #1 and #2 have too much and I think it's creating a distraction. By shot #3 you've got enough foliage to make it clear you intended it to be there without it being quite so distracting. I might crop some off the top and bottom, however. In shot #4 the foliage is a distracting element. By shot #5 it's gone entirely, which I'm fine with. I think it's the cleanest shot overall. The branch "grounds" the bird and there's nothing at the edges pulling my eye out of the shot, or away from the subject.
 
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mikew_RIP

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Horoscope Fish said:
I would have to say either #3 or #5. The extra branches and foliage add a certain amount of context but #1 and #2 have too much and I think it's creating a distraction. By shot #3 you've got enough foliage to make it clear you intended it to be there without it being quite so distracting. I might crop some off the top and bottom, however. In shot #4 the foliage is a distracting element. By shot #5 it's gone entirely, which I'm fine with. I think it's the cleanest shot overall. The branch "grounds" the bird and there's nothing at the edges pulling my eye out of the shot, or away from the subject.
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Thanks i think 3 or 5 was for me but in the end i think the big upright branch is a distraction to me.
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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mikew said:
Thanks i think 3 or 5 was for me but in the end i think the big upright branch is a distraction to me.
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Looking at them again, I'm leaning towards #5 more and more. There's the "proper" amount of headroom and having less of that big branch is working for me.
 
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