Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How to lie with a camera
From: "telyt@earthlink.net" <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:20:00 -0500

Neil Beddoe <nbeddoe@lehman.com> wrote:
 
>
> One man's "aesthetically pleasing cover composition" is another man's lie. 
> A publication like Geographic which lives or dies by the quality of its
> photographs has no business altering reality like this.  Saturating a sky 
> is one thing, but moving a pyramid!
>
 
IMHO saturating or de-saturating the sky can be as much a lie as altering composition may be, depending on what the photograph is to be used for.  For example if it's to be used for illustrating the effects of atmospheric pollution, then changing the color or saturation of the sky can be considered a lie.
 
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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