civilized ku # 2450a / 2450b / 2450c ~ equivocation
Friday, January 25, 2013 at 04:01PM 
Bedroom alcove A ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggen
Bedroom alcove B ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggen;)
Bedroom alcove C ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggenRare is the time that I equivocate, re: what frame to print.
My normal picturing M.O. is to picture what I see by framing on the masked-to-square LCD and then, in the processing stage, crop to the same as-I-framed-it-in-camera square frame. On occasion, I may picture a few variations on the framing and choose the final image file in the processing stage. That determination is a seat-of-the-eye-pants predicated on what looks 'right".
However, in the case of the bedroom alcove picture, I made an addition picture to include the stripped highlight - it required a full 4-stop exposure adjustment - just in case I wanted to use it in the making of the final picture. As I was merging that picture into the file, I was taken by the "totality"of the slightly panoramic look and feel. It just looked "right" to my eye and sensibilities.
Nevertheless, I cropped to the in-camera square and made bedroom alcove A. That version also looked "right". The, just for the hell of it, I cropped to square the version with the merged stripped highlight (bedroom alcove B). Once again, that version also looked "right". And, not stopping there, I also finished the slightly pano version (bedroom alcove C) which also looked quite "right" as well.
So, now that it is all said and done, here I sit, equivocating, re: which picture is my final.
gravitas et nugalis
Featured Comment: Peter Nilsson wrote: "ooh, do we vote?"
my response: Absolutely. Please do. I always appreciate comments, or, in this case, commenting and voting. And, FYI, for those who haven't commented / voted, to date the "B"s are in the lead.
Reader Comments (7)
ooh, do we vote? :B
No no no...C adds a different dimension...I connect with it more.
"... there is no right or wrong only popular opinion ..."
But anyway, I like all three, they are different.
B
Without doubt, B. To my sensibility, it is a balanced composition but hints nicely of things outside the frame.
I think the choice on preference comes down to the intent or purpose of the final result. To me, A resides mostly in the realm of pure still life, with B also doing so to a lesser extent because of the inclusion of the light reflecting off the wall. If still life is the intent, I prefer A because I believe its simplicity works better. C, on the other hand, has more of the feel of an interior landscape with the reflection of the wall and the glass door revealing a back room with more of that beautiful ambient sunlight. Because I find the quality of that light compelling, I'd pick C, with A a close second.
OK, my vote. I like C with the wider/deeper sense of space and more breathing room. To my eye, it balances better.
But I do like each framing. Interesting exercise.