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those are valid points... definitely... my feeling is when i look at that photo (great photo btw) my eyes are first drawn straight to the rocks and they dont offer much value...
by cropping them out sure u might lose some depth but then viewers eyes would automatically be drawn to the mountains which is the key feature in the photo...
when editing photos, you can determine what your viewers eyes would be drawn to first and how they will look at your photo, from left to right etc etc..
viewers might not be aware that they have been set to look at a photo in the way that the photographer chooses... but it happens.
say for instance, the color red. it is very dominate and no matter what the image is, if there is something that is red in the background your eyes will be drawn to that item first and then scan the rest of the image. its a mind thing, red always attracts the eye first... try it some time, it really does work that way. i try to keep reds out of my images UNLESS the subject itself is to be red because with out the red in the background, i can predetermine what i want my viewer to focus on first....
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