Square Balloon

Cropped the sides to get this one in square format. The top of the

balloon is on the film, but thanks to the print lab, it's not on the

print. Is it important here? I wish the woman looking over the side was

easier to see as well.

You worry too much.

This is great just like it is.

I don't think it's at all important to get all of the balloon in the picture, and the square format really does work here. I would not have noticed the woman at all if she had not been pointed out and I guess that makes her a not very important part of the picture.

I generally like the composition, but I have this nagging feeling that something could be improved around the basket - maybe a little more sky beneath it, and/or the whole image rotated slightly clockwise. The very bright white at the lower left makes me wish there was a frame around this one, and the white line on the right (contrail?) is distracting.

All these are very minor nits on an excellent picture.

Did you get a crick in your neck with these? We were watching eagles soar in Alaska and I could hardly look down after while.

Nice colors and I like the cropping. I think we all know what the balloon looks like without that edge.