[...] > I know that angle of view and lens/body/film (for us luddites <g>) > are all editorial choices made by the photographer that alter the > photo from conception. One wonders why it makes a difference whether > such alterations are done post processing or before the shot's made > (you could have bent down the offending stalk). [...]
I'd say it makes a difference because angle of view etc. are all different choices which don't alter the fundamental nature of a photograph, namely that it is the direct effect of light on a sensitive surface that makes the picture and there is therefore a direct causal link between the real world and the picture. On the other hand, post-processing such as removing or adding stalks is mitigated by the photographer's brain. In quasi-legal terms, the chain of evidence has been broken by this kind of post-processing. Regards, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
