[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think he means that with the switch to digital, the average photographer > has become more concerned with technical perfection. I believe that this is > generally true. With film, only those who did their own darkroom work had > absolute control. Now nearly all advanced photographers can take complete > control of their workflow. So they are more aware of faults and strive to > eliminate them. This transfers to the judging criteria as well. Probably a > good thing in many ways. > Paul
I dunno. If a shot is out of focus, it's out of focus. Doesn't matter if it's film or digital. And the individual push for technical perfection is not exclusive to either medium, it's more dependent on attitude of the photographer. As a judge, when faced with two photos of essentially identical subjects -- shots of a Bald Eagle at GFM, for example-- the one that has the exposure nailed is going to go ahead of the one that's a half stop over or under. The photo may be aesthetically pleasing, and a perfectly workable photo, but the other one is just a little better. So it may be seen as being kicked out for a minor flaw, it's really kicked out because the other one didn't have that flaw. Also independent of the medium is what I, again as a judge, look for in a photo. It doesn't matter to me how you made the photo (within the rules of the contest), the only thing that matters is the photo, in and of itself. Basically, what I'm saying is that digital has not caused the world of photography to plummet to the depths of Hell, at least among those who care only for the photograph, despite what some would like to have you believe. Doug -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
