Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, in reportage and nature photography, it just doesn't wash. He did not witness those scenes exactly as he makes them later. They are manufactured creations. It's great that he admits that's what he does. It just makes his work significantly less important or meaningful. To claim that is ethical flies in the face of the majority of nature photographers out there who actually do the work to get their photos the right way. Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. - Will Rogers On Feb 1, 2004, at 10:49 AM, Eric wrote: > Eric: > >> http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries/photo-ethics.html > >> Of course, he doesn't consider manipulating reality as unethical. > > Maybe we're looking at different pages. I don't see anything there > that > implies to me that Roger considers manipulating reality as ethical. > I've > visited his site before, and what sticks with me is the opposite. He > doesn't manipulate scenes to contain animals that weren't there. > He'll use > his digital prowess in order to create an image that represents what he > witnessed. I see nothing unethical about that, especially since he > says > that's what he is doing. > > > Eric > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html