Down The Line--2 crops. Which is better?

[swmdrayfan]

Which one works better---this one?


or this one?


Thanks for looking.
John

[jorgemonkey]

I like the first crop better, even though it looks like the baseball players are about to moon us

The only thing I wouldof liked to see was a little more depth of field. It seems that home plate is in focus with everthing else blurred.

[jbaldocchi]

Better is a relative term. I don't think either picture works but I like what you're trying to achive. Soft focus could work in the horizontal image (top) if you had included home plate in focus.

Cheers,

Jim B.

[payn817]

Landscape crop. The square crop has the white line almost through the middle, and makes me want something at the end.

However, I prefer the placement of the plate in the square crop.

[Anbesol]

i'd like to see some action in this shot, somebody sliding into home, or heck, even running. it seems (probably because it is) empty....

[swmdrayfan]

Thanks for your comments everyone. I wanted to try something a little different from the normal ballpark shots. Your points are noted, and hopefully the next time I try something of this nature I'll keep those in mind.
John