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[Guest]

Obviously a number of these have been manipulated but aside from that, there are some seriously good images in this selection. I think many of you will agree with me.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...s-Siena-International-Photography-Awards.html

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Yeah, these are terrific. Thanks!

 

[froyd]

Yes, some spectacular images. Thanks for the link!

 

[FrankS]

Yes, wow !

 

[mfogiel]

This overall should have been named the Photoshopping contest. Some images are good but only a minority don't make my eyes hurt.

 

[Hsg]

Professionally retouched.

 

[FrankS]

Professionally retouched.

You can be such a buzz-kill.


😉

 

[Hsg]

Obviously a number of these have been manipulated but aside from that, there are some seriously good images in this selection. I think many of you will agree with me.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...s-Siena-International-Photography-Awards.html

There are some really good images there, especially this one:

But a majority are 'professionally retouched', which means they look like advertising/commercial photos.

 

[rhl-oregon]

To think that all of these were taken with folding cameras shooting 120 film, well, boggles the mind!

Oh wait, they weren't. (Maybe this thread can be moved to an appropriate forum, i.e.?)

But I saw one that is surely BW film, Tri-X?--the Cuban make-up image-- and a number of color images that appeared untouched, that did not absolutely rely on the developmental equivalents of Botox, silicone, Brazilian waxing, hair implants, and the generalized Madame Tussaudism that embalms life.

The presence of unmanipulated images among the mentions is encouraging in a retro sort of way. As in Vade retro, Satan of HDR. ;-)

 

[Hsg]

^They included the inevitable hobo portrait there as well, so I agree, a broad spectrum of genres are included in the selection.

 

[Rikard]

Some really standout captures there. Too bad about the digital/processed look which seem to be the standard these days. Can't look at it for long before my eyes start to hurt. But that's just my current subjective taste. A couple of years ago I would have been very happy if I could have gotten results like this.

 

[Darthfeeble]

Some people would wear powdered wigs if they could find them.

Calls to mind the flap over color film when it first became available.

 

[Rikard]

Some people would wear powdered wigs if they could find them.

Calls to mind the flap over color film when it first became available.

Well I started with digital and moved on to film. So for me digital is old tech, or the "powdered wig" if you like.

 

[FrankS]

Well I started with digital and moved on to film. So for me digital is old tech, or the "powdered wig" if you like.

Reformed digital photographers can be quite radical, much like reformed alcoholics or smokers who have quit. 😉

 

[Rikard]

Reformed digital photographers can be quite radical, much like reformed alcoholics or smokers who have quit. 😉

Haha. I confess and promise to try bettering myself 🙂