[LRFlex] Re: A question of ethics...
- From: David Young <dnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:47:02 -0800
At 1/11/2005, you wrote:
David, This is a sticky ethical area. Your own moral compass need to help
guide you. Before digital it was considered OK to pin branches back to
clean up a fore or background. I would think you are OK on this it doesn't
change the over all context of the picture. I also think labeling it is
important.
Kevin
Hi Kevin!
What? Me? A moral compass? Certainly, sir, you jest! ;-)
Having thought much about this, and read what folks here and on the LEG
have said, I believe I'm with you...
This all started with my Eagle in the snow shot, posted a week or so
ago. It was cropped out of a larger shot (OK) but this left some small
tips of branches intruding from the right hand side. I removed them, the
same way I'd dodge them out when making a silver print. It improved the
composition yet did not alter the habitat or otherwise alter the effect of
the photo.
And, when I posted it, I labeled it as such.
Mark Bohrer's comment about the 'pesky branches' in the background is what
prompted me to try to remove them. And here, I agree with Doug. If the
photo was to be used to illustrate the bird (as in a birding guide) then
it's OK, because it enhances the clarity of the subject. But if it's to
illustrate almost anything else, it would be a no-no.
Thanks for your thoughts. They're good ones!
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