[Leica] re: charlotte observer fires dude for changing the sky

[Bartphotog at aol.com (Bartphotog@aol.com)]

In a message dated 7/31/06 6:54:26 PM, don.dory@gmail.com writes:

<< I am far more concerned with straight photography lying than changing the

color of the sky.  We all know that access and viewpoint can make a lot of

difference in the story you tell if the editors will let you tell the story

you want.  Reference the NYTimes stories coming out of the Soviet Union in

the 20's and 30's saying all was well in the Ukraine when hundreds of

thousands were starving to death. >>

You're quite right, of course.  Photography has always been cabable of being 
used to twist the truth;  it's just a bit easier now.   And I absolutely 
agree 
that changing the sky color for visual impact - even assuming he was 
untruthful about just trying to restore the true color - is much less of a 
threat to 
journalistic integrity than stuff, photos and otherwise, that gets printed 
every day in the mainstream media.

Bart