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Taco

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I just got back today froman amazing weekend at Point Pelee in Ontario Canada. If you havent heard of it, it is a great place in May to pick up warblers, vireos, sparrows, and almost any vagrant possible could come through at any time. One great thing was that many of the birds did not mind you at all, so photographers were plentiful, and a newbie photographer like me had the a great time. Lots of cases, I wasn't totally happy with a shot, and I would try to crop it. I have attempted cropping with Adobe Photoshop LE, but my pictures tend to turn for the worst more often then not. I attached some pictures I took of a Blue-headed Vireo, along with a cropped picture, and another more cropped of a picture. I was sort of worried that the brances in the front might take away from the photo, so I tried cropping. What do you think, does the cropping make it look better, or should I try to keep the quality by not cropping it? I also have read that bird pictures tend to look better when the bird is not totally centered in the picture. Whats the reasoning behind that, and should I try cropping it in a way the the bird is not centered? Hope I wasn't asking to many questions, but any help would help a bunch!
thanks, Taco
 

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For me the first pic is the best. I believe the bird should be placed off centre so that it is facing the larger area of picture , this is to give the perspective of the subject looking at something , Point Pelee great place.
 
I like the first one as well. If the bird is facing in one direction, it is more pleasing to the eye to give the viewer the idea that the birds vision is not cut off by the end of the photograph.
 
Thanks for the comments, I couldn't find the vireo in the database last week, so I'll stick that first one in when I get time.
 
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