08-07-2010, 02:12 PM
Bah, same could be said for non-traditionalists and yourself, TEF.
Same with photography, biking or any other sport or hobby. If you're enjoying it then you're doing it right! Some people have an interest in manipulated photos and pride themselves with their own creations, and some (such as yourself) may abhor them. That still doesn't give you any authority to insult others' work of art or dictate whether they have pride in it or not. There's a lot of cycling photos on PinkBike.com that get Photo of the Day or Month (POD or POM) that have a significant amount of time put into a photo-adjustment program. This makes up for anything that could have been corrected in the field to make the photo more appealing. It doesn't mean that the photographer didn't take a lot of time (as Dan said he did) in setting up the shot. To be honest, most of the PODs on PinkBike take hours to set up with remote lighting units and many test runs. Just give it a rest, bro. Lots of different styles out there, and they're all considered 'photography'.
Sorry for any mistakes or mistypes; it's 5am here.
Same with photography, biking or any other sport or hobby. If you're enjoying it then you're doing it right! Some people have an interest in manipulated photos and pride themselves with their own creations, and some (such as yourself) may abhor them. That still doesn't give you any authority to insult others' work of art or dictate whether they have pride in it or not. There's a lot of cycling photos on PinkBike.com that get Photo of the Day or Month (POD or POM) that have a significant amount of time put into a photo-adjustment program. This makes up for anything that could have been corrected in the field to make the photo more appealing. It doesn't mean that the photographer didn't take a lot of time (as Dan said he did) in setting up the shot. To be honest, most of the PODs on PinkBike take hours to set up with remote lighting units and many test runs. Just give it a rest, bro. Lots of different styles out there, and they're all considered 'photography'.
Sorry for any mistakes or mistypes; it's 5am here.