Where am I going wrong with cropping here.

jjohns5182 · December 12, 2011, 04:23:00 PM

Got rejected for bad crop so I did this

then I got rejected for bad dimensions. "Size (Dimensions): The photo is either too narrow vertically or horizontally. For normal landscape images, our recommended height for a 1024 pixel wide image is 680 to 768 pixels."

I am unfamiliar with this rejection this is the first time I ever seen anything like it. So any suggestions on how I can crop this image and include the moon while not getting the bad dimensions rejection?

cmherndon · December 12, 2011, 05:15:43 PM

I love what you're going for with the moon and 4610. That said, what we're looking at is essentially a roster shot of 4610. The locomotive should be the main focus in a roster shot. If you can deal with cutting the moon out completely, simply crop tighter around the locomotive.

To keep the moon in your shot, try and cut off some of the space on the left side. Go back to your original, crop it, and then resize to the "recommended" dimensions.

jjohns5182 · December 12, 2011, 06:05:43 PM

I'll try the left-side crop because I have other regular roster shots without the moon so if I can't get this accepted with the moon I'm not sure it would be worth trying this one again. I took several shots on this outing.

I really appreciate the advice

cmherndon · December 12, 2011, 09:34:39 PM

Quote from: jjohns5182 on December 12, 2011, 06:05:43 PM
I'll try the left-side crop because I have other regular roster shots without the moon so if I can't get this accepted with the moon I'm not sure it would be worth trying this one again. I took several shots on this outing.

I really appreciate the advice

No problem. Another thing you may have going against you is the light in the background that's a bit distracting. If they don't care for the shot, however, it's not the end of the world. So long as you're shooing for yourself and not solely to get photos accepted to RP, you're doing it right.

I still like what you're going for by including the moon.

E.M. Bell · December 12, 2011, 10:30:56 PM

Its NOT a bad just shot just because "they" wont take it. Yes, there are some technical flaws, but I don't think I have seen very many shots with them...and you didn't use 58 galzillion candle power strobes to light it, which I think is a good thing. Ambient light at night can be your friend if used properly.

Take a little off the left side and just a tad off the bottom. It still wont make it "there" I dont think, but it would balance it someone, at least to my eye.

jjohns5182 · December 13, 2011, 01:40:03 AM

I'm a firm believer in natural light

I'll try it now.

Ed Fury · December 13, 2011, 04:42:08 AM

Use photoshop to lower the moon. They would have never known.

Michael Knight · December 14, 2011, 02:07:49 AM

Is this the same image or from the same set?

http://www.jreb.org/ns/index.php?topic=9559

jjohns5182 · December 14, 2011, 03:26:48 AM

To Michael: It was on the same night and shoot different image and approach, and something I recently found on my hard drive when cleaning up my comp that kind of got lost and sparked some interest when I saw it.

To Troy: The colors on this one were horrid any adjustments I made it look fake unlike the other post from last year.

I got underexposed with the new crop so I think I know what to do from there.