On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:58 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I believe you're taking it wrongly. > > It looks like there are ADDITIONAL categories for obviously manipulated > digital images. You can enter your mundane prints in any of the > categories either B&W or Color (or all of them if you have enough prints > and money) I'm taking it literally. They do not make a distinction between "routine" and "excessive" manipulation. There is no list of permitted manipulations for the "ordinary" categories, nor any generic statement of intent. Anything I do to the raw file is literally the production of an "improved image through the use of computer tools", which is the criterion for digital ghetto category. Even if I shot JPEG, the "computer tools" inside the camera would be producing an "improved image" relative to what came off the sensor. Seriously, I'm sure you're correctly judging the *intent* of the rules. I would also guess that they mean what you think they mean. But rules should be written in a way that makes sense, not a way that requires you to read the mind of the person writing them--otherwise, what is the point of writing them down? If certain routine digital manipulations are permissible, then those should be called out, with something like this: > "The following digital manipulations are permissible in Categories 1-X: > > - Cropping > - Sharpening > - Exposure, levels, and curves adjustment > - Color balance adjustment to achieve a realistic appearance > - Saturation adjustment (including desaturation for B&W categories, only > moderate adjustment for color categories) > - Noise reduction > ... etc., depending on the preferences of the judges > > Images with manipulations not listed above shall be entered in the Digital > Manipulations > categories X+1 through N. I'll probably just enter some pictures in the regular color & B&W categories, and as you say, the judges and everyone else will be fine with it. But the little voice in my head will yelling at me the whole time, telling me that I'm violating the rules. You can see how hard it is to be an engineer stuck in the real world. At least I'm not a lawyer... I'd be just as literal, but I'd also be suing them over it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
