Cotty, There's a revision of my shot at: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3385087
I like to include a foreground plane in a picture, as I believe it enhances the illusion of depth. OTOH, I admire the ability of professional news-gatherers to distil a scene into its essence, getting bold and graphic compositions in the process. Your cropping suggestion works for me. In fact I took lots of frames on the day, and some were without the nearer chains, but this was the combination of businessman and swimmer (or without swimmer) that I liked best. The revision also includes other suggestions, not only yours. I'm not sure that the other suggestions work for me, but yours does. regards, Anthony Farr > -----Original Message----- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Try losing the chains at bottom of frame. Holy cow is that a purple > person swimming there? >
