4026. Photography Tips: Transform + cropping v. Cropping only

1.  Original image of the first image in ...tiff

First two images are just cropped. No transform tool is used.

Cropped only. Colours more green and blue

Cropped only

2. Using the above original image, the same large image has been transformed to close in on the kingfisher and then cropped.
The width and height percentages have been almost identical to original image dimensions.

Transformed and then cropped

3.  The following 2 different images have been transformed to close in on the kingfisher and then cropped.  The width and height percentages have not been identical to original image dimensions.

Transformed and then cropped. Looks fatter

Transformed and then cropped. Looks fatter

CONCLUSION
 When using the transform tool, ensure that the Width and Height percentages are identical to the original images. Otherwise, you will get distorted shapes as in the last 2 images.