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Subject: [Leica] Picture of the Year Controversy
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:10:59 -0500
References: <200904201058.BPA26179@rg5.comporium.net>

Well  That's pretty stupid of the Judges.  I copied both his raw pictures in
Photoshop, pulled the levels slider to the edge of the black, and had nearly
the same images he ended up with.  If I were doing it  from raw, I could
probably match his final shots with nothing more than levels and shadows
highlight. Try it yourself.   Also, the story said he was using a D700, the
same kind of Leica Kyle uses.




On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> LUG:
>
> They are having a very interesting discussion over on the PI list about a
> photographer whose work was rejected in the Picture of the Year contest in
> Denmark.  The judges thought he used too much photoshop based on the
> difference between the photos he submitted and the RAW file.  The
> photographer argues that a RAW file is not really indicative of what the
> scene looks like without being converted and that the appearance of the
> submitted files depends on which software is used.
>
> http://www.pressefotografforbundet.dk/index.php?id=11708
>
> This is relevant because he uses a Leica M8.  The photographer says he is
> going to give up and just submit black and white photos from now on.
>  Conversion to B&W - the ultimate in manipulation?
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA


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