Reptiles Green Anole

[ctitanic]

• Canon EOS R7
• EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 320

 

[ctitanic]

• Canon EOS R7
• EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 320

 

[ACEkin]

View attachment 19253

It looks much better when I scroll up the screen to cover the dark band at the top.

 

[ctitanic]

It looks much better when I scroll up the screen to cover the dark band at the top.

You may be right. I thought that leaving it there may add some 3D feeling to it.

 

[ACEkin]

You may be right. I thought that leaving it there may add some 3D feeling to it.

I wonder if you tried a 4x6 ratio vertical crop starting just to the left and a little above its leg. That will create a vertical crop hiding most of the dark fuzzy part. It is moving on a vertical path, a vertical crop may add more dynamism to it. But, all said, the idea and the image are yours. I am hypothesizing! Colorful critter!

 

[ctitanic]

Here is a free form. I don't know from the point of View of composition is this any better.

• Canon EOS R7
• EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 320

 

[ctitanic]

Or this one

• Canon EOS R7
• EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 320

 

[ACEkin]

Here is a free form. I don't know from the point of View of composition is this any better.
View attachment 19292

Much better from my perspective. The subject dominates the frame. The empty space in the previous crop was not doing anything positive. I enjoy this crop.

 

[ctitanic]

Much better from my perspective. The subject dominates the frame. The empty space in the previous crop was not doing anything positive. I enjoy this crop.

I don't like free forms.

 

[ACEkin]

Or this one
View attachment 19294

Better than the original but the other crop suits my eye better.

 

[ACEkin]

I don't like free forms.

Do you mean free-form crops? My original suggestion was a 4x6 aspect ratio, vertical crop.

 

[ctitanic]

Do you mean free-form crops? My original suggestion was a 4x6 aspect ratio, vertical crop.

Yes. The 4x6 vertical did not work too well. May be I didn't try hard to make it work.