Another great video Greg..Super clear & easy to understand.

I too crop occasionally - no strict rules just as & when needed.

Clair
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I'd go with the thin pano also as it is the cleanest of the three. The sky is good, though not great, but expanding to the bottom is not so hot either.

A slightly different standpoint would indeed have been better - but that's often not possible. Therefore you can't always capture an image from the BEST position but the best AVAILABLE position.

And even though you may be equipped with every focal lenght under the sun your camera has a fixed sensor ratio - a constant if you will - that may be in conflict with the subject at hand.

Cropping therefore is far from inexcusable as some pundits do suggest - in fact it is often unavoidable to create the best image possible.

As the photographer you show exactly what you "see" - and by this I don't mean the full field of view you have at the location but the very thing you pay attention to and think is important.

Great video Greg. It's called a "riding crop" ....you cropped the riding crop....lol. Quick question, I noticed your virtual copy file has "copy 2" , "copy 3" after the file extension name. Where is that setup at in Lightroom? Keep up the great work!