alexol wrote:
The definition of photography is surely shifting considerably, and I see little difference between an artificially created CGI image and some Photoshop work.
Changing the sky is, to my mind and IMHO, not "real" photography as I originally understood.
Do I change out skies etc? Sure, but I can't say to anyone, here's my vacation shot of ______ , what a wonderful sunset.
It's just a question of degree, and we started down the slope a long time ago. But we aren't happy when the slope steepens beyond our perceived comfort level.
Even the venerable Ansel Adams generated his images through what can be arguably called artificial means - darkroom manipulations, dodging, burning etc., until the image said what he wanted it to say, not necessarily what the scene actually looked like.
Protective flame suit now on!
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