Two versions of a lovely Lisa NZ post - seeming more like Pissaro than photographs. Only alteration was cropping using MS Office Picture Manager.

My BlackBerry is a marvelous tool for seeing images small and the BB frame often reveals cropping possibilities. It is like having a pair of tri-focals for sub parts.

Thank you, Lisa. You are a sport.

I hope all of you understand if I kid around it never is meant maliciously. And the intent here is not to say my versions are "better" - the image was just excellent to demonstrate how much a photo changes with cropping (focusing the viewer's eye). There is a subtle difference In the two photos - part of me prefers the tighter crop because of it is claustrophobic. Creates tension.

Part of art is the choice of how much tension or movement to project. My work is focused on the weight or lightness of the composition.

I always preferred to shoot full frame, but at this time I do not have a real SLR with changeable lenses.