Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I take exception to the way this topic is going.... uppity. First, it is about Nature, and not Photo Journalism.?? Thus, manipulation of the image is up to the Artist.? There is no right or wrong.? Anything is fair, that passes the rules of the competition.? Since it did indeed win, it must have passed the rules. Second, the image was granted a People?s Choice Award.? Which, to my way of thinking, it is an award SELECTED by the general population, not a judge. The concept of Taste, artistry, technical achievement, etc has no standard.? It really also is not a concept that was the basis for giving it an award. Third, the general talk that I hear is that the population in general LIKES and favors "over saturated" images.? Same was true on Pictorialism in the early 1900's.? It is a FASHION or TREND, not a fact.? Certainly not a rule. Last:? it all about taste. Maybe not yours, maybe not mine, but, in truth, someone had to vote it "Best" of the applicants.? Someone liked it, best. So let's not get too uppity.... it is one form of expression that someone else liked....?? That is all it is.... And judging it, outside the rules of the contest in which it was submitted, is unfair to the artist, and, in my estimation, pretty petty. Let's all be a bit more lenient and less judgemental. my $0.02 Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at gmail.com