----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: GFM and *ist D
> > Isn't manipulation part of being a good digital photographer? > Manipulation is the future of photography. It's time to recognize it as > part of the process. > Paul > Manipulation of some sort has always been part of photography, and the better photographers generally are better manipulators as well. OTOH, digital manipulation has opened some doors that are difficult, if not totally impossible to open with film manipulation, and generally, has made the process of manipulation far easier that it is with film. I still think they are two seperate entities, and if you are going to have a photo contest, then film images and digital images (whether they are film derived initially or not) should not be judged against each other, at least not until late in the day when one is trying to judge the "best" image of the contest. Think dog shows, where each breed is judged seperately, with the best of breed advancing to a class contest, and best of class advancing to the best of show contest. William Robb
