> "Our policy: Altering the content of photos in National Geographic is unacceptable. > > In my opinion, this is as it should be. I also see nothing wrong with several publishers with like ideas forming an association and their own standards -- for themselves.. Note that NG will (and in this issue does) use digital manipulation for editorial illustration, but they clearly state when this is the case. Luis And even if they don't ... I'm sure the phrase "content of photos " is open to interpretation. "Levels"? "curves"? "spotting? before long the telegraph pole they cloned out was not "content" but distraction. The lion was content but the background - cloned in to replace the zoo bars - was background *not* content. When technology has has advanced to the stage where a lie is no longer detectable we might as well dispense with the word altogether. Bob "If you can't beat them - find someone smaller you can" - GWB
