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ES September - Square Crop
The Exercise in Style for September is Square Crop. It's a style I love, but have great difficulty explaining why. The symmetry and balance seem particularly suited to some images.
As such, the aim is to create an image that is composed and balanced for a square crop. Use your eye to previsualise an image within the rectangular viewfinder of most of our cameras, seeing ahead to the final outcome. You can shoot whatever subject you like. Images must be taken during September. Here is an example of mine to get the ball rolling. Good luck everyone  So join in the chorus, and sing it one and all!
Here's one taken at Oberon dam at sunset. Square format was the only possible composition I could make this work with:
Cheers Steffen. lust for comfort suffocates the soul
I reckon you're blowing your own trumpet there Kris..
Nice image from you but I can't see Steffen's at present. Good theme Pat - should bring out some interesting stuff. Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Hmm, can't see why not. When did you try? Do you know what IP address you where coming from? Cheers Steffen. lust for comfort suffocates the soul
Hmm, not much interest in "thinking inside the square"? I've found the square format strangely interesting lately.
I used to think how boring it must be to shoot 6x6... However, the more I try square crops the more I like them. Arranging something inside a square seems much more pleasing to me now. Maybe it's because of the awkwardness of the 3:2 or 4:3 formats we're usually stuck with in the digital age (I wish they made 1:1.414 sensors, that would be the ultimate versatile format). Here's another square image: 
I hope the Bigpond sprites won't get in the way of this again... Cheers Steffen. lust for comfort suffocates the soul
First time for me entering an exercise in style, so here is my square(ish) crop. It's 6 pixels extra on 2 sides.....I hope that doesn't matter!
Nice pic Jane, hold down the shift key while using the crop tool will give you a 1:1 aspect ratio.
Here's my first go. 
That's a ripper thelastname. Had "square crop" written all over it right from the start.
Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
My effort
This is what I took last week (I think or maybe I put it online then) and for some reason I liked it best with a square canvas.
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And yet another effort
I took this on Wednesday. What do you think?
Ok... my one from the portrait workshop today...
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Square Crop of a visitor at home last night.
Does this work? Taken with the 70-300D. Craig 
Another view.  Craig
Lifes journey is not to arrive at our grave in a well preserved body but, rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "Wow what a ride." D70s, D300, 70-300ED, 18-70 Kit Lens, Nikkor 105 Micro. Manfrotto 190Prob Ball head. SB800 x 2.
Here is my take on a square crop, a portrait of a special little girl. Her parents were rapt with it, which made me happy.
Cheers, John JED
Nikon D600, D7000, D90, 70-300 D, 50mm f1.8, 85mm f1.8, 105mm macro f2.8, 18-70 kit lens, 35mm f1.8 dx, sigma 10-20 dx, SB600, SB80dx, Metz 45ct4, & other stuff. Why are there no cheap hobbies?
Square Crop from a recent meet, here is a detail shot of tiles on a grave in disrepair.
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My entry for the square crop exercise:
Taken (handheld) with the Sigma 70-300 in macro mode, SB-800 (off-camera) in remote mode. 200mm @ 1/320sec. f22, ISO200 Slight PP (Levels, Burn Tool, Saturation, Lab USM) applied Dave
Nikon D7000 | 18-105 VR Lens | Nikon 50 1.8G | Sigma 70-300 APO II Super Macro | Tokina 11-16 AT-X | Nikon SB-800 | Lowepro Mini Trekker AWII Photography = Compromise
Edit: Alerted Craig to wrong link - now fixed.
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Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
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