I saw this picture and I thought the focal point should be the bird. I know that the parent/guardian intended for it to be the girl holding the bird. It looks like this great wilderness picture where we all can coexist together. This little bird, maybe it’s a finch, out in the snow and cold, somehow attracted to the little girl’s hand, there’s a story there we don’t have time for. What about the bird? The bird has its own story, how did it even get there in the first place, was it by itself or with other birds, what happened after this photograph was taken? We don’t have to ask those questions if we just zoom in and assume the bird was there. The original picture was so far out so I cropped the picture, made the bird the focus, and focused the picture, I also brightened the image and centered the light more on the bird.
Hi Jeffrey! I love the picture you have chosen! I would say that the crop you have given the photo has definitely changed the meaning behind the photo. As you mentioned in your post, the original photograph’s primary subject was the young girl. By cropping her out and completely focusing on the small bird, the photograph’s primary subject changes entirely.
You were able to zoom in very close to the small bird and I am surprised that your cropped image remained as clear as it did. One suggestion that I would have is to maybe zoom out just a little on the crop so that you can position that bird just a bit more towards one of the “rule of third” intersections. That would provide even more focus on the bird.
Nice to meet you Jeff!
As John said, excellent choice selection.
I’ve personally always enjoyed photography that revolves around humans interacting with animals. I do agree with John’s comment. It’d been really neat to see a bit more of the arm with the little bird. As it would have also provided some more of the environmental background and given it some more “weight”.
I do wonder how that bird was able to be comfortable with the little girl. You can’t see if food was given to them or if it was just brave enough to come over.
Thanks for sharing and best of luck the rest of the semester!