Balance in a Composition

Another image that I looked back on, about 1 year after I took it. I cropped it somewhat, and I really like the result. Quite nice tonality, and again we have the red - green color vibration. Cropping it in the square format really helps to make the image. One of my favorite photographers  is Mark Dubovoy. A tip he gives is to avoid taking images that he calls "postcard images", or types of images that are very common in composition. I try to follow that advice. The original image was a "postcard" image. Cropping it in the square format, and zooming in changed the feeling of the image totally. The bush is supported by the root and stem below, and this gives a feeling of balance. Without that shape below, the same impact would not have resulted. Centering the bush in the square is also very important. The square format resulted in an interesting overall shape, and quite often I do not allow the original 35 mm format dictate how I want to present my image.