Without clicking on the landscape version of this image, I find I have a preference for the portrait crop. However, that is partly because it is easy to see the dimples created by the surface tension between the water and the pine needles and in the second image that is the most important aspect of the shot. The first image composition or crop includes more space which changes my perception to one more focused on the reflected depth of the sky.
Very interesting. I find in most cases i prefer the landscape version, but not always. I’ll have to try that for myself sometime.
Thanks. Dont think of the required format as a restriction but rather a fascinating challenge. It definitely helps me to look/see with a fresh eye.
Lovely gallery of tranquillity in these shots Alastair . Marvllous to be able to be able to crop that close .