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BPN Viewer
Overall, nice work. I might be tempted to crop a lot off of left side to put more emphasis on flippers and head.
Tom
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I love it - made me smile! I second Tom's suggestion.
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That's a funny image. .love that you are at the same angle.
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Lifetime Member
Love the thinking man's pose here Dumay! Great low angle with fine detail.
TFS
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I like the repost but will crop off the bottom to get rid of the oof seaweed that don't add to this image IMHO - it will aslo help in getting a more 2:3 ratio.
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The repost is much better, for me at least.
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and yet another excellent image Brendon
TFS
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Brilliant image , Brendon . Like the repost .
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Lifetime Member
Brendan - I prefer the repost but maybe with a tad more room on the rhs if you have it. Great pov, detail and pose.
TFS,
Rachel
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Wildlife Moderator
Hi Brendan, nice chuckle to this, occasionally it's nice to have a bit of humour to an image.
The repost is better and I guess there are many variables on cropping this. Personally I would keep the edges clean (straight) with no vignetting and if you were to lose a bit off the foot of the image I might just take it to the seaweed as there is an imaginary horizontal line already there, anything more perhaps would be too tight. Also if you felt the urge I might just remove the OOF seaweed in the BKG above and just have a clean top half.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

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BPN Viewer
You seem to have had fun with the seals Brendan. Like the colours and texture of the wet fur. The expression is nicely captured and says it all and I feel the seaweed adds to the image.
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BPN Member
Super low angle and pose here Brendan! They sure gave you some good images...
I think the ideal crop for me is somewhere between OP and RP...
I second Steve's suggestion to crop from the bottom somewhat and to lose the vignette.
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Nice low angle and eye contact. Like the sand on the seal as well. Adds some nice texture to the image.
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Thanks folks, much appreciated! It's laughable how much time I obsessed over this image and how to crop it. Want you to know that I considered just about all the suggestions as I was working on it. Most of the time, I think simplifying the image is usually the way to go, but sometimes I try to push myself to try different approaches I might not normally do. I do appreciate everyone's feedback, and am learning a lot from you.
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BPN Viewer
Neat pose Brendan. I actually prefer the OP. I like the sand on the belly and how it leads to the fin and I also like the bit of color provided by the seaweed.