Yes. 100%
What I do now is make the first image in my articles "smaller" as XF crops it to 1280x1280, and then a 5:3 ratio shows the center section.
For us, the article writer uses a Photoshop template to consider safe zones within that "cover art" photo.
On the one hand, I am satisfied that the XF team sticks to its core business of forum software. On the other hand, I wish there were more consideration for those who also use XF as a "blog-type WP replacement."