Hi!
Remember the Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima? One of the great photos
ever taken. Some say it lifted the patriotic spirits of every
American, both on the front and the home front, at a time when things
were looking a bit desparate. You know what? The first shots (taken
by another photog) were bland and banal, and Rosenthal went back the
next day and re-shot it, exhorting the flag-raisers to make it look
good. To me, that's as manipulated as "doing it in PS"...
Frank, you've hit it right to the point...
I do agree with Shel that digital manipulation (which Cotty called
"collage") is not photography proper, not by definition... But you
pointed out exactly right that manipulation does not have to be digital...
The jury will have a taff case to decide upon...
Boris
