On 8/7/06, Darin Heinz <spacecoastphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone. > And I don't know why it was done -- so far as I can see it doesn't > change the meaning of the photo. Well, it certainly changes the magnitude of the photo. It changes everything. It makes a mountain out of a molehill, and as far as I'm concerned, it undermines the credibility of the story, and even all reportage as we know it.
Do you think the actual alteration produced that? I think it's the cropping and contrast adjustment, which are both *legit* actions even on a news photo. I don't think the cloning made the scene more dramatic, more dire, or much of anything except more fake. I agree that we need to keep extremely sharp and clear standards for reality of news photos. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
