Let the truth win out! Love your photos anyway. ;-)

What a difference. Very interesting. Hey, why not? We enjoy both pictures.

If you get rid of all the grass you won't have to crop. ;)
But I do agree with socks...we like anything you share.

Cropping should be standard practice for most garden pictures which nearly always include something which would be a distraction if left in the picture. When I need to photograph a potted plant I move it all over trying to find a background that will not clash or distract and yet look natural. You do a good job Renee with your garden,AND your garden pictures. Al

To be fair the uncropped photo isn't exactly horrible. Half of my photos have my landlady's giant 5th wheel trailer lurking in the background.

clematisintegrifolia, do you see the RV vehicles in the background? And the small podocarpus tree up against the ivy fence that I planted two years ago to block them out? I have an RV view through every arbor- to the north, the northeast, the east, the northwest, and the west. I don't own one so there's no view of one to the south, thank goodness. And no one ever, ever takes them anywhere.

Renee

Yeah but compared to mine yours are off in the distance and easy to tune out. Actually the one I have to deal with doesn't bother me either unless I am taking pictures. Then it is like BAM! But she is trying to sell it. Fingers crossed she'll bring the price down enough for someone to drive off with it.

I have the same experience- every time I aim a shot through an arbor, an RV is highlighted. I will keep my fingers crossed for a quick sale. I'll bet it's a good time to buy used RVs.

What a REFRESHING relief to know I'm not the only one :-) My garden looks MUCH better in cropped/framed photos.