At 07:24 PM 11/24/2005, Tom Reese wrote:
> I'm sure you would perceive that as OK however if I have a jet trail in
the
> midst of the sky of my otherwise pristine natural landscape I'm going to
> consider cloning it out, it shouldn't be there and I can control it
being there
> except after the fact. Would you view this action as a contradiction
WRT to the
> concept of the nature photograph?
I wouldn't take the shot unless I could compose the picture to keep the
jet trail out of the frame. I'm a purist and I would object to the cloning.
FWIW, your picture wouldn't qualify as a nature print in our club and
interclub competitions. That type of manipulation is against the rules. We
do have separate digital categories where that type of manipulation is
permitted.
Tom Reese
And just what category would you put him in, if he did the vapor trail
removal in the darkroom? You should know that it is also possible to do it
without a computer.
You remind me of some narrow-minded people from my local camera club which
died a few years ago. They tried to cordon off the "digital stuff" from the
"real" photographs. Ironically, one of the staunchest defenders of this
attitude was also a fellow with the last name of Reese.
later,
Glen
