You're absolutely right and France would be speaking German right now if we'd stayed out of WW1 or WW2. darkroommike ---------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "andrew fildes" <afildes@netlink.com.au> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:06 AM Subject: Re: Thanking the LA Times > >Rand: you have it exactly. > > > >The two original images are mundane. > >In the manipulated one the soldier's hand is (metaphorically) putting > >down the now juxtaposed (cowering?) pleading Iraqi prisoner. > >The composite, enhanced by the crop, tells a very different story > > > > > Disagree - in the original second (right-hand) image, the soldier is > pointing his rifle directly at the man and child in the middle > ground, in a nonchalantly threatening manner. In the final (which, > otherwise, is a great image) he is restraining them with his hand in > an active and protective manner and is flanked on the right by > smiling or attentive faces. The gun is moving away. A very different > atmosphere and one that suggests an political agenda designed to suit > or subtly manipulate the audience. This is far beyond cropping as an > unethical procedure. Of course, neither the real nor the created > image may accurately represent the reality but it certainly is > unacceptable as anything but a work of art. > > Oh - and as to the knee-jerk reflex jingoism. Risible and > unfortunate. Makes me glad I'm neither North American nor European. > Stop it or you'll go blind. Not everyone is grateful for US or > European 'assistance,' now are they? > AndrewF >
