On 03/11/2012 15:42, Bob W wrote:
I say bullshit.
I'm with you, up to my neck. Who do these tight-arsed busybodies think they
are, telling people what they should and shouldn't photograph, and how they
should and shouldn't process them. Fuckemall, I say!
B
Except...... from what I read, the competition has various categories,
some of which allow manipulation. In a kindly interpretation, this
image was incorrectly entered. Which brings up the question of how such
an anally-retentive bunch could have allowed this (entry and
progresssion through to the final stage) to happen....
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From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker
Sent: 03 November 2012 14:20
To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List
Subject: OT - "Photo don'ts"
For your Saturday reading amusement:
Don't Instagram natural disasters
http://updates.gizmodo.com/post/34841712793/user-manual-dont-instagram-
natural-disasters-by
Don't use natural disasters as fashion backdrops:
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/11/03/model-criticized-and-mocked-after-
using-sandy-wreckage-for-photo-shoot/
Don't Photoshop your landscapes:
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/11/02/landscape-photographer-of-the-year-
2012-stripped-of-title-for-too-much-shoppin/
You gotta check out Mr. Whistleblower's in-depth analysis of landscape
altering http://www.timparkin.co.uk/2012/10/landscape-photographer-of-
the-year-2/
I say bullshit. Landscapes are valid grist for the mill. Just don't
make the mistake of submitting to contests run by anal retentives.
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