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 Re: Blended landscape images - legitimate or not. | |
jforkner wrote:
jdc562 wrote:
Here\'s my quick take:
1. Misrepresentation. If you fabricated a faked fabulous scene for the FM Forum by (1) combining elements from different photographs into one image, and (2) let the viewers believe you captured this from one photograph, then you\'re a faker and by omission, a liar.
---John
A little harsh, don\'t you think John. How does on control what the viewers believe? And where do you draw the line? I submit that a black & white photo is misrepresented, then. And what about filters? Is applying a red filter to darken the sky in a black & white photo compounding the misrepresentation? Roll over Ansel.
You either manipulate the image or you don\'t. Conversion to black & white, use of filters, stacking, masking, boosting colors, etc. are all manipulations of the basic photo. If you\'re going to demand purity of the photo, you can\'t allow any manipulations. You can\'t have it both ways. You can\'t say, for instance, that this manipulation is okay, but that one is not. For if you do, you\'ve violated your basic premise.
Jack
Jack --- I specified what I meant--faked, misrepresented compositions on FM that combine elements from different images without saying so. This did not include most of the basic photo taking and processing treatments you raise. I did not demand \"purity of the photo\"--there is no such thing: lenses, cameras, film, sensors, are not perfect, and we all know camera settings and post-processing are essential to the final image. You and others raise Ansel Adams as an example. We do know that he carefully waited for dramatic weather, and then controlled his compositions, film planes, contrast, initial exposures, subsequent film processing, and printing procedures, etc., to represent what he saw and felt. Not doing these things would not have made his photos more \"pure.\" Enhancing our respect for his accomplishments and artistry, we have a certain trust that he didn\'t fake his compositions by pasting that moon for the Hernandez shot, or adding the fog, clouds, and waterfalls in the Yosemite shots. He is a good one to emulate. Or, go ahead and paste a moon and clouds to make a spectacular, collaged image for your FM-posted landscape, but just be honest about it.---John
[p.s. I appreciate the comments by JCTriGuy and others who posted while I was writing and understand what I meant.]
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