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!
Lindy Low LeCoq 
Your crops are wonderful I enjoyed all of them, the landscape resonated with me in it’s simplicity. Great shot. Chihuly bowl, looks like sea and land coastline. The first one is something i like to capture too.
Thank you,Ritva. It’s a thrill to look out and know what you are seeing is going to be a special photo. That’s how it was in the landscape shot
Love that lighthouse one … and Jello , of course!
Thank you! I still ache when I look at Jello photos🐾
Terrific variety this week Lindy. The lighthouse image is really creative!
Thank you, Tina. I had fun, once I got going!
Beautiful collection
Thank you!
Fantastic details, beautifully cropped, especially the lighthouse. My favourite is the beach one, you’ve captured a lovely mood.
Thank you, Sofia. I love the beach shot too. The lighthouse lamp is amazing to photograph!
Great crops Lindy!
Excellent choices, Lindy! The landscape micht be my favourite, but the natural with Jello is a gem.