I have decided that I want to frame the photo of the Northern Mockingbird that I featured in a previous post.
Northern Mockingbird before editing
But as I looked at it, I thought the composition looked a bit weighted too much to the left side. I decided to remove the branch in the left corner, trim off a bit of the branch that leaves the frame at the left, and eliminate a shadow in the lower right corner. Like this:
Northern Mockingbird - future edits
Below is the finished product. I think it looks better. What do you think.
Northern Mockingbird - final product
I then cropped to a 12×16 that I will put in a 16×20 frame with a 2 1/4 inch double-mat all around. Voila!!
(Click any image to see an enlargement.)
Texas Tweeties by Bob Zeller 
Love it! The pruning made great even better!
Thank you, Karen. I literally “pruned” the tree. 🙂
Well done Bob, the after shot is much more pleasing to the eye!!!
Thanks, David. I appreciate your compliment and the comment. 🙂
It looks great Bob! Wish you were closer for a few lessons each week. (:
Thanks so much, Melissa. I wish I were closer too. I will try to help you along the way. 🙂
Perfect photo Mr. Bob.
I love how the eye is crystal clear.
Raven
Thank you very much, Raven.
Wow Bob! So nice photo and the best for me, you showed us what you did!
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xandi
Thanks so muh, Xandi. I appreciate your comment.
Wow! Picture perfect. And beautiful to boot!
Thank you so much, Karen. For the comment and the compliments. 🙂
I like both the before and after Bob.
Me, too, Mia. The original suited me just fine, I just thought I’d tweak it bit for framing. Doing that keeps me busy and out of the bars. 🙂
Editing tricks are nice, but no amount of editing is ever going to replace your tricks to get those birds to show you attitude and life. Their poses always amaze me. Thanks Bob.
Martina, you are always so kind with you comments and compliments. They mean a lot to me. Thanks so much. 🙂
How wonderful to see how such a few small changes can transform a composition (which I thought was pretty great to begin with!) Thanks so much for sharing the process, Bob.
Thanks, Cindy. I wasn’t unhappy with the original, but after looking at it I thought I could make those minor changes to improve it..
Good job..you have taken what I call Artist Privilege and cleaned up the unnecessary. Good lines with the v shape branches and opening up to your main topic. It was a good photo, but now it has the power punch to make it excellent…Have a good day…
I agree, Syl. I didn’t have to remove anything to change the image of the bird. Just made a more balanced composition. 🙂
The littlest things can totally change a photograph. This I know. 🙂 Love this post and the image, Bob!
Thank you very much, Katie. I agree with you. 🙂
Sometimes it helps to take out some of the extraneous “noise.” Think you did an excellent job of it without over-editing. Lovely photo!
Thanks, Linda. I appreciate your nice comment. 🙂
Bob- A nice cleaner look and an image that draws the viewers eyes to the subject.
Nicely done.
Thanks, John, I appreciate it.
I wasn’t appreciating your hard work until I clicked for a closer study, and then “POP!” it was in focus and fabulous! Love it, Bob!
Thank you very much, Lynda. I really appreciate your compliments and comment. 🙂
It definitely looks better, Bob. But I loved that too. The way this bird in sitting, holding both the branches, still amazes me. Cool. 🙂
Birds can really amaze me, too, Nandini. 🙂 Thanks for the compliment. 🙂
Yes, a definite improvement! Lovely photo.
Thank you very much, Jo. I appreciate it. 🙂
This should be a good seller! Nice work Bob!
Thanks a lot, H.J.
Your decisions in editing that photo demonstrate how powerful your “photographer’s eye” is. Color me envious.
Thanks, Dwynn. I take that as a great compliment. I appreciate it 🙂
Good judgement! Last crop “solidified” the pose. Very beautiful!
Thank you so much, Barb. I appreciate you compliment. 🙂
Magnificant!
Thanks, Julia. 🙂