cropping exercise

Reflection Questions

How successfully does each crop work?

How is cropping an improvement to the original?

What unnecessary components in the original have been eliminated through cropping?

How has the focal point in each photo changes or been improved?

Are the cropped images compositionally well balanced?

I think the crop helps focus the picture.
I feel like the cropping helps highlight the movement of the stream
The pooling at the end of the stream was cropped along with some
  of the foliage on the left
The way the picture is balanced now mimics the flow of the stream
I feel like they're well balanced.

The crop highlights the butterfly.
It improves the picture by taking out the distracting flowers on
  the left
The flowers on the left distracted from the flowers that
   the butterfly was feeding
The butterfly now rest in the center third of the photo
I feel like both photos are well composed.

The crop highlights the focus of the water
It improves the picture by taking out the cement block on the
  bottom left corner
I feel like the cement distracted from the naturalistic qualities
  of the photo
The photo now highlights the movement of the water
Both have their charm, but the cropped is more focused

The crop focuses the picture on the clouds
Cropping help takes out the distracting trees and power lines
I feel like the trees and power lines were distracting, however
  by cropping that I feel like it also took the darkest clouds
The photo now highlights the clouds
Neither are great, but they both have redeemable aspects

The crop highlights the rule of thirds

Cropping helps highlight the squirrel digging

The cropping helps clean up the composition by adding the 

  visual interest created by the rule of thirds

The photo now highlights the squirrel and his background

The crop is more successful than the original

The crop better presents the decorations

Cropping helps highlight takes out the random oreo package

By taking away the oreo package it cleans up the picture

The photo now focuses on the flowers

The crop is more successful than the original

The crop highlights the snail using the rule of thirds

Cropping helps highlight the snail traveling

The cropping helps clean up the composition by adding the 

  visual interest created by the rule of thirds

The photo now highlights the snail's journey

Both are good, but I feel like the crop is better