charjohncarter
Veteran
I like to think I do. But mostly there is something I don't like at the sides that I want to crop out. Or worse something that I would like to see more of, like this one I would have liked the nose of the boat not cut off:

Aspect ratio-wise, do you compose for the final intended print format when capturing images with your rangefinder camera?
I print according to the picture
Why in the world would anyone let the size or shape of the paper dictate the photograph? It's the image that is important, the paper is simply the media that shows the print! Crop, or don't crop, whatever your pleasure is, but it is the image that is important. If you don't use up every square inch of paper, who cares?
I subconsciously compose in the viewfinder knowing that I will later use whatever aspect ratio the scene needs and not any arbitrary standard decided by a paper manufacturer 100 years ago.