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View Poll Results: Which style of photo do you like best?

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  • "As is" / wide version

    7 17.07%
  • Squared and zoomed on GREY background

    28 68.29%
  • Squared and zoomed on WHITE background

    6 14.63%
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    Yes, those are the ones I like too, but I'd like to have just a weenty wee bit of background around the eges; feels chopped off to me in the corners.
    Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.

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    Cropped on grey for me. The white is just shadowy enough that it doesn't look right to me, especially on a white background, but I agree with Father Bill that maybe just a little more grey would be a good thing to help frame the sporran better.
    -Jonathan

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    Number two gives me the best detail

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    Rocky,

    Guess I like following the crowd here. Option 2 is easier for me to see. Really thought I would pick the white background. Now I want to buy another sporran! By the way, the new webdesign for the sight is great.

    Have a good week.

    Tom
    "Life may have its problems, but it is the best thing they have come up with so far." Neil Simon, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Act 3. "Ob la di, Ob la da. Life goes on. Braaa. La la how the life goes on." Beatles

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    Zoomed in Gray. Shows better contrast of the details, looks more balanced. Gives better idea of how it could look against a kilt.
    Martin.
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    I went for option three. Why?

    With my rather tired and fairly decrepit eyes, option three suited me perfectly.
    " Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Father Bill View Post
    Yes, those are the ones I like too, but I'd like to have just a weenty wee bit of background around the eges; feels chopped off to me in the corners.
    As soon as Father Bill mentioned the chopped off feeling, I had an 'Aha!' moment.
    I knew that I preferred the grey background, but didn't really like the finished result - I'm not keen on the tight cropping.

    Perhaps crop ⅔ away, leaving enough space for the item to 'breathe'.

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    Number 1 is most "artistic". Number 2 and 3 show the information better. For my eyes the white background shows the information, the sporran, best. So number 3 for me.
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    I vote definitely for the "As is".
    If I am buying something over the internet I want to see what I am actually going to receive and not a distorted image of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cessna152towser View Post
    I vote definitely for the "As is".
    If I am buying something over the internet I want to see what I am actually going to receive and not a distorted image of it.
    Not quite sure what you mean by 'distorted image'. Could you elaborate? The cropped image isnt distorted, but the same image with the image cut much closer to the edges.

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