[Leica] Picture of the Year Controversy

[nod at bouncing.org (Philip Clarke)]

So we should ban monochrome, submit only raw files, and leave the
printing to the (now defunct) Ilford awards. That'll sort the men out
from the boys. (save a ton of paper too, very eco-friendly)

Philip.

George Lottermoser wrote:
> From the point of view of
> history and precedent I certainly agree.
>
> Yet, it remains an interesting philosophical question
> in the digital age;
> when the decision is not made
> when we load the camera,
> before exposing a frame,
> but after the exposure,
> on the computer;
> where the so-called "straight print"
> from the "negative"
> or "transparency"
> becomes a tad murky
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
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>
> On Apr 20, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>
>> Order of historicity, and accepted community standards for BW
>> imagery, trumps that connection.
>> S.d.
>>
>>
>> On Apr 20, 2009, at 8:43 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting question.
>>> Is black and white (removal of all color) more highly manipulated
>>> than highly manipulated color?
>>> On one level - one would have to answer, "yes."
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>
>>> On Apr 20, 2009, at 5:58 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Conversion to B&W - the ultimate in manipulation?
>>>
>>>
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