oldtigger wrote:
No, a composite must combine images to make a single image.
But:
Removing an element of an image with the intention of altering the story line belongs in the same group as composites
as does altering the spacial relationship of elements (moving a sunset closer to a light house).
I agree on the 'combination' as a requirement to describe a composite but, for cloning out I'd say it's 'manipulation'.
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