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Social ConvenorGuest
Hello All,
Important dates: deadline for entry 14 November; competition night 28 November.All other details either here: https://www.wtmc.org.nz/download/photo_comp_2007.pdf
or pick up a flyer at club night.Cheers
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Mike McGavinGuest
Hello.
Would it be possible to please clarify what counts as a prohibited obvious modification?
Does this only apply to very obvious modifications such as pasting a pretty tree that wasn’t really there over a flaw in a photo, or does it also cover various other kinds of post-processing that might usually be more common?
A few examples that I’m cuious about might be:
* Cropping off some edges.
* Stitching together several photos into a panorama.
* Black & White-i-fying a photo to increase the contrast a bit.
After Shaun Barnett’s judging last year, I had the impression that he was in favour of certain kinds of post-processing, and he suggested it in quite a few cases.
Thanks.
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Social ConvenorGuest
I checked with Shaun and this is the email reply he sent. Hope it clarifies.
“Hi Marie,
I’m actually rather a purist when it come to outdoor photos..
I would consider that cropping would be OK, but I reckon it’s better to compose carefully when you actually take the photo rather than try to rely on post-processing.
As for most other post-processing, I would not be in favour of it all. Certainly not removing or adding anything, altering colours, or merging two pictures.
I think acceptable post-processing would include: some shadow enhancement. Limited cropping. Unsharp mask to improve crispness. Basically anything that you would have done in the old darkroom to a print is allowable, but using photoshop to significantly alter images is not.
Of course, if a competitor is clever enough at using photoshop, I’m not going to be able to tell if it has been unfairly manipulated or not.
But it is probably worth saying that I would view this practice as unethical in the photo competition. If I found out an image had been unfairly manipulated, I would request that it was disqualified.
I hope that’s helpful.
Cheers Shaun”
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Mike McGavinGuest
Neat. Thanks for chasing this up so quickly.
Mike.
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RooTrampingGuest
Enjoy this!
http://member.melbpc.org.au/~dzungn/comp_calmwaters2.jpgHappy Tramping
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