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I find myself in the improbable position of really liking Niko's photo but being opposed to editing in the photo comps!
Its been discussed a lot before and we seemed to have reached a position of (dis)agreement. Every so often it does seem to kick off again (in very strange style this time!)
I appreciate the skill in balancing a photo or creating an HDR'd one, but I still think a photography competition should be about taking photos not making them.
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As far as the end result of a photo being "artificial", well done HDR is more accurate to what the human eye sees than what a camera would normally capture.
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Thats true. However, that means that everyone else who chooses not to HDR their photographs will be one step behind those who do. Thats what I enjoy most about photography, not to take pictures of beautiful things, but take beautiful pictures of beautiful things. This thread is there to help you improve your photography skills AND to portray your skills as a photographer, not your skills of creating an HDR or a photograph to show "what the human eye sees".
Nice entry by the way Pat.
I don't vote for an HDR pic, just because it's HDR. 9 times out of 10 I don't even like the effect. I don't vote for a BW pic either just because it's BW. That said, I do like if the competitiveness forces me to learn new techniques and grow my skills. Competition can be healthy.
This is a good example of HDR that I think is tastefully done: On Black: 12:24 Copenhagen Central Station by Michael.DK (mostly away) [Large]
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Can someone make the voting thread and start comp 213?
HDRs are not appreciated on UCP, got it... can we move on?
I think we might need a new photo competition manager, zep isn't around much these days.
Maybe not having an outright ban is for the best. Anybody who has viewed this thread will certainly be cautious about submitting an HDR photograph, but if somebody feels they have a truly-awesome HDRed photo, and are willing to withstand the scrutiny, then they still can.
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I'm onto the voting threads now.
Miscommunication seems to be a direct result of misplaced, text based sarcasm.
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