{"id":7429,"date":"2025-02-01T20:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T01:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=7429"},"modified":"2025-02-01T20:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T01:37:47","slug":"from-clutter-to-clarity-cropping-for-emphasis-at-devils-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2025\/02\/01\/from-clutter-to-clarity-cropping-for-emphasis-at-devils-head\/","title":{"rendered":"From Clutter to Clarity: Cropping for Emphasis at Devil\u2019s Head"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LIS5313-Before-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LIS5313-Before-Photo.jpg 717w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LIS5313-Before-Photo-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>\u201cVisitors at the Park\u201d by Michelle L Taylor is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LIS5313-Final-Photo-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LIS5313-Final-Photo-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LIS5313-Final-Photo-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LIS5313-Final-Photo-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LIS5313-Final-Photo.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>\u201cBeautiful American Flag\u201d by Michelle L Taylor is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>This photo was taken during a visit to Devil&#8217;s Head at Lake Lure, North Carolina, roughly fifteen years ago. The original image featured the American flag prominently centered, surrounded by other visitors. While scenic, the composition felt unbalanced, with the right side appearing cluttered. To improve the image, I cropped it to showcase the stunning backdrop of Lake Lure. I also removed the congested area with visitors, allowing the flag to take center stage as it gracefully waves in the wind. To enhance the visual impact, I increased the vibrancy and saturation. This cropping technique effectively re-centered the focus, emphasizing the flag while eliminating unnecessary distractions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This photo was taken during a visit to Devil&#8217;s Head at Lake Lure, North Carolina, roughly fifteen years ago. The original image featured the American flag prominently centered, surrounded by other visitors. While scenic, the composition felt unbalanced, with the&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-7429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student","tag-compositions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7429"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7432,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7429\/revisions\/7432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}