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suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl
#26: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:08:02 PM

Trying the side-by-side composition:

Hmm... I think that looks all right, and the comparison works a little better since the images are so similar in terms of layout. Can't read the dialogue on the Silver Age cover, but it's not particularly important, and you can at least read the "Robin Dies At Dawn" title.

edited 12th Feb '11 9:09:53 PM by suedenim

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SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#27: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:10:06 PM

Yeah, I tried seeing what that would look like myself. I wasn't very happy with it.

troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#28: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:10:30 PM

[up][up] I'm happy with that.

edited 12th Feb '11 9:10:39 PM by troacctid

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#29: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:18:32 PM
DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#30: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:25:23 PM

In that case, cropping out the sides a little would be better, as you can make the relevant parts bigger.

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Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#31: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:29:39 PM

The value decreases after resizing, in my opinion.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
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#32: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:42:21 PM

My attempt:

some caption text

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#33: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:44:49 PM

Side by side is better; vertical stretches for too long.

SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#34: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:47:03 PM

Vertical allows us to show more quality.

My own crack at the task, before shimaspawn beat me to it (mine is slightly wider and slightly shorter).

some caption text

edited 12th Feb '11 9:48:44 PM by SeanMurrayI

Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#35: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:47:31 PM

What about stacking them vertically, but each image is cropped so that in focuses only on, I don't know, from Batman's head to his thighs?

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#36: Feb 12th 2011 at 9:59:39 PM

My shot. Cropped both to focus on the characters. Flipped, rotated, and colour-corrected the bottom one to contrast better with the top.

edited 12th Feb '11 10:28:28 PM by Catalogue

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#37: Feb 12th 2011 at 10:14:21 PM

That is good. It makes the second picture almost jarring, which really shows the trope.

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INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#38: Feb 12th 2011 at 10:23:27 PM

Caption: "And that first Robin thought he had it bad..."

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Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#39: Feb 12th 2011 at 10:25:33 PM

[up] I like that.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
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#40: Feb 13th 2011 at 3:29:36 AM

Catalogue's last one is fine.

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl
#41: Feb 13th 2011 at 8:48:37 AM

I really dislike the heavily-cropped versions, for reasons discussed earlier in the topic (and echoed by shimaspawn.) Whether vertical or horizontal, I think we should show the entire image.

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SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#42: Feb 13th 2011 at 9:04:06 AM

^I disagree. Neither image needs to be presented in its entirety to get the point across, and I say Catalogue shaved everything down to a very acceptable bare minimum.

edited 13th Feb '11 9:04:47 AM by SeanMurrayI

Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#43: Feb 13th 2011 at 9:46:17 AM

Ah, sorry, didn't catch that thing about preserving the composition. I don't think it's necessary, but I came here late.

Thing is, the article is not exactly long and if we want to preserve both the detail and the original composition, we need to have it big, and big images need a longer article, otherwise it's jarring.

But how much is the bare minimum? We can see what we can do.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#44: Feb 13th 2011 at 10:06:39 AM

But how much is the bare minimum? We can see what we can do.

Honestly, all we need to see is Batman holding Robin in his arms in both pictures. Everything else is unimportant, and your composition does the best job of focusing on what's relevant so far.

edited 13th Feb '11 10:08:20 AM by SeanMurrayI

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#45: Feb 13th 2011 at 11:21:45 AM

And disliking the form is not a reason not to use it, especially when one presents no proof that the rest of the images illustrate the trope, or are necessary to do so.

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troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#46: Feb 13th 2011 at 11:45:52 AM

I like both versions. I think which is better in this case is a matter of personal taste.

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#47: Feb 13th 2011 at 11:56:36 AM

Reducing redundant space on a page by taking out the irrelevant parts, is objectively better, due to the fact that this wiki is not about pictures.

Yes, I've applied that to my own pictures, as I've often cropped and redone some I felt had too much cruft that didn't have to do with the tropes.

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Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
Cure Candy
#48: Feb 13th 2011 at 12:00:53 PM

[up] This the wiki may allow up to 350 across but that doesnt mean we have to use it and when there is excess space in an image it really does not serve anything.

My personal fav.

edited 13th Feb '11 12:01:18 PM by Raso

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#49: Feb 13th 2011 at 12:03:42 PM

I was about to post some shock images, but I like the Batman thing you did.

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troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#50: Feb 13th 2011 at 12:19:54 PM

[up] If you have them handy, you can post them anyway for Image Links.

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