The dahlias are much more powerful than the buildings behind. The middle 50% speaks with greater intent for me, a wide panorama.
I kept debating on cropping for that exact reason.
I'm sure it will be a much more powerful statement, but your photo, your call.
Much better for my eyes. May even consider cropping the dirt path at the bottom and a sliver of intrusion at the top.
The intrusion are more Dahlias. I might try a different composition to see if I can capture a variety of colors, but as the business is closed to the public at night I don't wish to trespass. Perhaps I might just stop by during the day and ask for permission to intrude at night...but alas, the Moon is waning and rain is in the forecast.
Dean, you have the interesting part, it is a matter of cropping what you have. For images like this, I use a 2:1 or 3:1 aspect ratio, you have multiple possibilities with this frame.
) to capture them by moonlight!
