Originally Posted by
Rachel Hollander
Artie - I didn't take a lot of shots of the razorbills on Machias, mostly concentrating on the puffins and a few shots that had bothand even fewer of the common murre (which only made a couple of appearances on the rocks near the blinds). This was by far the most interesting pose from a razorbill so I tried to salvage it and at the same time improve my pp skills. I was mostly referring to the adding canvas, not something I do. This image also had several bg elements that needed removal to salvage the image (one more to go). an occasional specular highlight, ill-placed blade of grass, piece of garbage or rock, I don't mind removing, I think here it was the cumulative effect of having to remove several blobs from the bg and extend the canvas. The litigator in me struggles with image manipulation. We like to be able to use photos as evidence that accurately depicts a scene or an item. The easier it is to manipulate an image and the more accepted it becomes, the less we can rely on photos to accurately depict the scene or item. The photography hobbyist in me understands image manipulation in order to present the most pleasing image but since my photos are mostly for me, I tend not to do a lot. What I do, I disclose. I am unlikely to print this image or use it in a photo book if I choose to do one from my trips to Machias. I posted it here (with full disclosures) because BPN has been and continues to be an invaluable learning tool for me and I thought if the manipulation I did do looked horrible (or wasn't done well) people would tell me. I hope that answers your question, Rachel
