Marcus. I did read your post. Don't worry, this is not a "crappy lens..." this is something different. It's a spin off idea.
You say you strongly dislike this photoshoping. That's strong words, I'll give you credit for that ;-) I assume you dislike it out of ethical reasons. I should confess; I have mixed emotions towards it myself. Generally speaking I am against heavy manipulations. I do like the idea of being true to the original capture. The problem is where to draw the line. I may have crossed it here, I really don't know. Partly that's why I did this. I think it is kind of silly to reject something you don't know. I needed to experiment a bit to explore the possibilities. I have to debate a bit with myself what image to use in the bird project. Right now the purist in me says "this is a deceiving lie". And, the less conservative part of me says "this is not really a manipulation, it is the same spot, same background, nearly the same time, and all I really did was to change the position of the head". I may also end up rejecting both versions... But, I did not do this to start a list debate on the ethics. I simply needed to see what could be done, and the effect of the final image. To see, if the changes gave it more impact. On this, I have made up my mind. I now know what composition I will make, _if_ I go back and redo the shot. While writing this, I also believe I have made up my mind about the ethics. So this rant post has had it's purpose ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 3. april 2006 08:50 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: PESO: Remake - Aristocrat in red > > Hi Tim > Maybe I misunderstood you but what has all this "photoshopping" to do with > your original bird project? > I strongly dislike the way you have choosen here and hope you have read my > last post ;-) > greetings > Markus > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 2:11 AM > >>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >>Subject: PESO: Remake - Aristocrat in red > >> > >> > >>I have done a makeover on the Aristocrat in red picture. > >>http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=228580 > >>This is a sandwich of three different exposures, all from the same > >>standpoint, and from the same "session". > >> > >>The result is a "new" head ;-) and a improved(?) composition. > >>This is the first time my hands have become dirty from working in PS. > >>So I would really appreciate some comments on the result. > >> > >>Whatdoyuahthink? > >>What about the photoshoping, anything I could have done better or > >>different? > >>Does it look "real"? > >>And is it an improvement? Or could I have saved me the trouble? > >>(The original is at a thumb below the picture for reference.) > >> > >>A lot of questions, but isn't that what life is, questions? > >> > >> > >>Tim > >>Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > >> > >>Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > >>(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > >> > >> > >> >
