The 100 best photographs ever taken without photoshop
Aug 15, 2017 11:41:28 #
Aug 15, 2017 12:06:40 #
breck
Loc: Derbyshire UK
some interesting photos , some spot on timing , but I do not see the significance of the "Non photoshopped "
Aug 15, 2017 13:01:01 #
I don't care if they are photoshopped either. I DO care about lying and misrepresentation. I guess I'm old fashioned.
Aug 15, 2017 13:15:12 #
The lying and misrepresentation is in the title of the article saying "Non-Photoshopped". I may not make "pure" photographs but at least I don't say I do.
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
I don't care if they are photoshopped either. I DO care about lying and misrepresentation. I guess I'm old fashioned.
Aug 15, 2017 14:56:35 #
Thought the one of a double rainbow with a lightning strike was very interesting. Could be real, not sure. As noted before, is a personal opinion.
Aug 15, 2017 15:13:29 #
I know the eagle skimming the water is real because I was there and it is a very representational shot of what happened, possibly straight out of his camera. My shot of the eagle while I think it has better color, sharpness, and DOF wouldn't make one of the 100 best because I was trying to show too much, the habitat, etc. He zeroed in on what was of key importance (Just the eagle and surface of the water) and trumped me. I learned something from that.
Fotoartist wrote:
The lying and misrepresentation is in the title of the article saying "Non-Photoshopped". I may not make "pure" photographs but at least I don't say I do.
Aug 15, 2017 15:17:42 #
Just for reference here is one of the 100 "best" shots taken a few feet from where I was standing.
Fotoartist wrote:
I know the eagle skimming the water is real because I was there and it is a very representational shot of what happened, possibly straight out of his camera. My shot of the eagle while I think it has better color, sharpness, and DOF wouldn't make one of the 100 best because I was trying to show too much, the habitat, etc. He zeroed in on what was of key importance (Just the eagle and surface of the water) and trumped me. I learned something from that.
Aug 15, 2017 20:15:16 #
The two photos with a jet positioned in the middle of the small area of sky had to be photoshopped - the jet added later to the original photo. The idea that the flight path was exactly where it is shown goes against reason. The very idea that jets fly directly over the middle of the sky area seems unlikely in itself. Jets can not be expected to take the exact, within twenty feet or so, position in their flight path as they are in the air, so how many hours and days would the photographer have to be shooting the overpass to get a shot with the jet in the "appropriate" position? And two shots have the same effect! In fact, it would more realistic if the jet wasn't near the middle, and perhaps only one wing and part of the fuselage would be seen in the photo, but then that wouldn't be as "appealing."
Aug 15, 2017 22:39:58 #
TheDman
Loc: USA
salmander wrote:
The two photos with a jet positioned in the middle... (show quote)
Doesn't seem unreasonable to me to have a jet flying over some buildings. Far more unreasonable is the bobcat with cloud: the bobcat is being lit from the front despite the sun setting behind it.
Aug 16, 2017 00:23:58 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
TheDman wrote:
Doesn't seem unreasonable to me to have a jet flying over some buildings. Far more unreasonable is the bobcat with cloud: the bobcat is being lit from the front despite the sun setting behind it.
Especially when the general traffic pattern of airliners are predictable! It might be a lot of work to "line up" an airliner shot, but hardly impossible!
Aug 16, 2017 00:37:39 #
Aug 16, 2017 01:01:26 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
jaymatt wrote:
It's pretty arbitrary calling these the best 100 photos.
That puts it in league with every other "Top ________" on the interwebs (or elsewhere.)
Some people think Jackson Pollock was an "artist". There's not enough drugs in the world to get me to agree.
Your Mileage May Vary.
Aug 16, 2017 02:22:16 #
TheDman wrote:
Doesn't seem unreasonable to me to have a jet flying over some buildings. Far more unreasonable is the bobcat with cloud: the bobcat is being lit from the front despite the sun setting behind it.
Yes, but these aren't "some buildings." The buildings have only a hundred feet or so width between them. Other buildings that stand alone - jets flying overhead would be considerably easier to predict and plan. As for predictable flight paths - flight paths are not exact within a foot-of-center for the entire distance of takeoff or landing. Even if they sometimes flew over those buildings (which is conceivable to people who don't know jet traffic there - the photographer depends on this belief), their actual flight path could easily vary up to a hundred feet from one side to the other, depending on how close to the runway they are - thereby negating the possibility of a dependable shot with any flight in particular. The perfect placement of the jet makes it suspect for these reasons. Also, if jet flew over Times Square with any regularity, capturing them overhead would be a dream for many pros and amateurs alike, and we would have seen many photos of exactly that event.
Aug 16, 2017 02:43:31 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
jerryc41 wrote:
Beautiful, but what's the point, and how does anyone know for sure? What exactly does "without Photoshop" mean? No Photoshop or no processing at all? Several could have benefited from processing. I'd hate the think the photographer didn't do any processing just so he could brag about not doing any processing.
Aug 16, 2017 02:54:27 #
TheDman wrote:
Doesn't seem unreasonable to me to have a jet flying over some buildings. Far more unreasonable is the bobcat with cloud: the bobcat is being lit from the front despite the sun setting behind it.
There is at least one light being used on the bobcat even at that size you can see specular highlights two on the rear wheel and one on the arm.
you can complain about his/her work here :)
https://500px.com/trynidada
There's a couple in the list featuring well placed jets, I seem to remember something of an argument about another similar shop, where the plane was photoshopped in.
Guess its a problem with all these leading lines they need to lead somewhere :)
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