On 5/1/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [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.
Don't forget Franks is in the contest this year. :-) > > 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. We leave that to Kenny boy. Dave > > Doug > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
