Galapagos - Need advice w/image

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Here's the dilemma... I have an image I like. The only problem is there is a lady in light blue in the background. I have two versions of the image. One with her in it and one where I've cloned her out. I'm not sure which image works best as she adds scale to some large tortoise's getting ready to go at it.

Here are the two shots. I'd appreciate any opinions on which one you think works best (or if you just don't like the image at all).

Image #1:


Image #2:


Let me know. I can also turn her shirt green or brown, something a little less nauseating...

_/oe

[engstrom]

Joe, I like the sense of scale that the woman provides but...are those tortoise's really 8 feet long with 4 foot necks? That's what it looks like but I assume part of that is caused by wide angle perspective.

[Daniel Bates]

I get some sense of scale from the trees in the background... so I prefer #2.

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Originally Posted by engstrom

Joe, I like the sense of scale that the woman provides but...are those tortoise's really 8 feet long with 4 foot necks? That's what it looks like but I assume part of that is caused by wide angle perspective.

Well, I'm a big, big guy and I could ride comfortably on their backs. The one to the far right is 150 years old... Their necks are that way in order to reach the leaves on high brush.

_/oe

[Detonate]

I prefer number two as well.

I watched an interesting documentary once on Galapagos, where it was showing how the tortoise's evolved differently on each of the islands. These shots are really giving me the bug!!!

[gardener]

#2 works quite well for me but then, I have a pretty good idea of how big those suckers are too.. (too much Nat'l Geographic and Discovery channel to the exclusion of other programs in my limited TV viewing world)

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Originally Posted by Detonate

I prefer number two as well.

I watched an interesting documentary once on Galapagos, where it was showing how the tortoise's evolved differently on each of the islands. These shots are really giving me the bug!!!

That's right. I think there were 13 species but now 11 and when George dies it'll be 10 (I'm not sure but I think those are the numbers). Each has adapted to the island it lives on (every island is different).

Lonesome George (who we got to see):
http://www.txtwriter.com/onscience/A...omegeorge.html

_/oe

[engstrom]

Originally Posted by Joe_Lorenzini

Well, I'm a big, big guy and I could ride comfortably on their backs. The one to the far right is 150 years old... Their necks are that way in order to reach the leaves on high brush.

_/oe

Wow, those are some big tortoises...tortoisi?

I still think #1 gives a better sense of scale but #2 is the better picture.

[DigitalScape]

I like the second shot as well. The lady is/was a distraction from the tortoises. I do not think that there is a scale loss with the removal. Nice shot!

[jeffkohn]

Second one for me. They still look pretty darn big (though it's impossible to say how seeing the first one influenced that impression I guess). To me though the human element is an unwelcome intrusion in the first shot. The second image looks as if it could have been taken in prehistoric times.

[mjdmike]

Definitely the second one. While the first one indeed shows how impressive they are, the person (and sign) is very distracting.

[CaptainTom]

I'll jump onto the bandwagon....tra la la....

No lady in the big turtle pixture.

[Davidtxs]

yep 2 as well and dam thats a lotta soup

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Thanks to everyone who responded. My initial thought was #2 as well but after thinking about it couldn't make up my mind...

Here's the image taken directly after. The tutles snaped at each other and then went their separate ways...


_/oe

[Tawny]

I get an accurate sense of their size and agree with #2 as well. :-)