This week Ritva invites us to play with unusual crops. She explains and provides excellent examples here. “Cropping stands as one of the most potent yet frequently underutilized compositional elements in photography. This week, we encourage you to deliberately defy traditional framing conventions.” So, here I go…

What are we looking at? It’s a mystery!

The above shot is a close-up crop of a huge lamp from a lighthouse, on display the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment State Park, WA. While most of my photographs are cropped in the editing phase, the one below is much as it appeared in my lens the morning I captured the image.

Intricate and animated, Chihuly glass masterpieces are a joy to photograph. This close-up of a large sun-globe highlights contours, lines, colors, textures and motion.

Severely cropping the photo of a Chihuly bowl and inverting the image, “showcases intricate details and textures, emphasizing the artistry of craftsmanship.”

My dear beagle Jello, was staring intently into the pond trying to figure out what was moving around down there. No cropping here, just as it was snapped in the moment!

Thank you to Ritva for another challenge that made me stretch and think “out of the box.”

On your walk with life, please honor our earth, encourage dignity and share kindness. 🐾