I like that crop, David. The only thing I didn't like about my crop was that the deer was looking out of the picture instead of into it, though the positioning of the focal point of the picture was in a good spot. The only thing with your crop that might have been a difficulty in this case was that I needed to print 11" X 14" for the contest, and I'm not sure your alternate crop has enough pixels left. But a moot point anyway, since the contest is over and I didn't win any ribbons.
Next time I'll remember to tell the deer to look the other way!
