Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is no doubt this guy screwed the pooch. Unfortunately, his ineptitude gives credibility to folks like Limbaugh who care less about facts to begin with. The links I posted to the original and Photoshopped images show how the smoke is really there, just fading out. It becomes the issue rather than the constant and ill-deserved destruction being visited on the Lebanese. My guess as to why the fellow did it was to compete well, not fake it. It had to look dramatic through the lens and less so on his screen. We all know many times film or pixels won't jump out at us as what we saw. Maybe I'm giving Mr. Hajj the benefit of too much doubt? Maybe he is just a young fellow with lots of enthusiasm, lack of experience and more than his share of cajones. I'm 64 and keep telling my wife I wanna go to Beirut. :-P In all honesty that is not far from the truth. At my age I could be blown up and not miss too many years. At 20 to 30 (which most of these stringer probably are) there are too many adventures left to miss and I cross my fingers for all these guys. Walt David C. Mason wrote: > Walt, I don't disagree with you really - but I do think you are > missing one important aspect to this... its not increased contrast, > its added smoke. Now frankly, I doesn't bother me as much as it might > to some but I do have to ask why he thought he had to do it, > especially if (as you said) he is under enormous pressure and > timelines. > > > > On 8/7/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > >> I was actually referring to him keeping his ass from being blown-up >> while covering a war. Obviously, it's a poor job of adding contrast >> trying to make better reproductions. Does it actually change facts? . >> The darn buildings were bombed, they burned, noontime light is hell on >> color shooting? It is all a matter of opinion, but I'd be much more >> concerned with the murder we seem to be giving a stamp of approval to >> than beefed up contrast. (when I say murder I mean on both sides. The >> Israelis are just more efficient at it) > > >