Photo Cropping and Other Happy Thoughts

I've been mired in hours of editing and cropping photographs that I let pile up over the summer.  For the most part, I do a quick crop, hit "auto enhance" and move on.  But I spent more time with this photograph because I really liked the way the scoreboard's "Ball, Strike, Out" could frame the whole world of being a pitcher.  I love the way Henry is lost in thought (I think he has his tongue stuck in his cheek) and you can see the ball peeking out of his glove.  I have lots of lovely pictures of him pitching, but I love the way this captures him as "a pitcher." And it all came about in the way I cropped the photo.  Might make this my lesson of the day:  "Photo cropping can make a big difference." Got any good photo cropping stories or tips to share?
In other news, I found the happiest little bit of video on a blog the other day.  Go to this link and watch the video.  It's about dancing and travel and happiness.  It totally brightened my day.
Finally, I've been thrilled recently to receive two bits of design recognition:  one from the Stampotique Designers Blog for this altered book spread and one from the Gingersnap Creations blog for this mini album.  I'm featuring the badges on my side bar.  The blogs are very different - the first very edge; the second very vintage - but I really like both of them.  Check them out if you get a chance.