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This is a discussion on Caged Shadow within the Critiques forums, part of the Photography & Fine art photography category; I'm not entirely pleased with the composition (mostly because of the person barely noticeable on the right) but this was ...

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    I'm not entirely pleased with the composition (mostly because of the person barely noticeable on the right) but this was one of those photos where I didn't have much control. I had to shoot like this or miss the moment altogether.


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    I like this image. A lot. I agree about the person on the right however. I think I would be inclinded to crop him/her out, not so much because of it's a person, BUT because the extreme RH side of the image is somewhat darker. If you crop as close as you can to their left hand and eliminate a proportionate amount of area from the rest of the perimeter, I think you'll have a great image.

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    VERY well done. Great colour. I think it works the way it is but you might be right. It might be better with just the 1 person...It's the world's easiest crop though if you want to try.
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    Nice photo! The color and lines are great. I like it either way although the crop as TiresIron suggested seems to make the image be a bit stronger. Either way I like it though.

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    I'm with everyone else here! Try a crop! Nice capture on the fly!
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    Coooooool shot! It's defnitely an easy crop, so don't worry too much about the right side. Where was this taken?
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    It was taken at my university campus, near Lisbon, Portugal.

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    Outstanding! Wouldn't change a thing.
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    That's a University? Looks like prison ;-). Anyhow - great picture. But Marco is right, try it with just one person!

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    Great Eye. I agree that 1 person would improve this shot. Conversely, I think if there had been no one in the shot it would have lacked something.

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