The Haunted Mansion
Uploaded: October 28, 2004
Legend has it that this old Florida mansion is a dwelling place for apparitions and restless spirits. I didn't notice any....do you?
Happy Halloween Everyone! :o)
Ellen Peach
October 28, 2004
William C. Raco
October 28, 2004
bill #874811
Larry Lawhead
October 28, 2004
Diane Addonizio
October 28, 2004
Wendy M. Amdahl
October 28, 2004
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October 28, 2004
Wendy M. Amdahl
October 28, 2004
Wendy M. Amdahl
October 29, 2004
Cynthia M. Wiles
October 29, 2004
Wendy M. Amdahl
October 30, 2004
Evy Johansen
November 14, 2004
Deborah Lewinson
November 14, 2004
-Debby #908603
William C. Raco
November 14, 2004
bill #908801
Kathleen K. Parker
November 14, 2004
Wendy M. Amdahl
November 14, 2004
And I must give credit where credit is due on this...thank you to Stephen Z. and his ghostly images that inspired me to try one of my own.
Thanks Stephen! :o)
And thank you everyone so VERY much for making my day...gosh, my week for that matter! :o) #909199
Larry Lawhead
November 14, 2004
Wendy M. Amdahl
November 14, 2004
And as for you Tyler...in case you haven't noticed, this image was entered into the DIGITAL DARKROOM category, which is for pictures that are SPECIFICALLY and PURPOSELY DIGITIZED!
If you dislike the technology and the category for some personal reason, then I suggest you take it up with Better Photo, Canon and Adobe...until then, just don't look! #909882
Wendy M. Amdahl
November 15, 2004
You are right in that this picture as it stood, was a technically perfect shot before the PS work. However, I did not choose to use PS to mask ineptitudes, but rather to create a spooky scene that did not exist, for fun and artistic pleasure. I then proceeded to enter it into the appropriate category for that type of photography.
And there is a specific place and category for digigtized art on Better Photo...like it or not! The people who submit to it aren't trying to pass off inferior photos as you so wrongly accuse...rather they enjoy photo manipulation as it's own form of photographic art. So don't make the obtuse mistake of confusing diversity with incompetency. If they wanted to submit a photo with NO alteration, they have 9 other categories to choose from. But according to BP's rules, even those categories are open to manipulated photography.
You may not appreciate it's merits, but that doesn't make it wrong. Nor does it make it right for you to disparage other photographers abilites or efforts just because they happen to like to work with both types of photography.
You are certainly entitled to disagree with Better Photo's choice to offer a Digital Photography category...but this thread, on this one picture, truly is not the forum for doing so. Write to BP with your arguments against Digital, and tell them that you don't want Digitized pictures to get recoginition. There is a Q&A forum as well where you can bring up the argument.
But I for one love all types of photography...traditional, B&W, digitally manipulated, you name it! And I'm proficient enough in my skills to produce all types...I just happen to enjoy digital manipulation as much as I enjoy traditional photography. That doesn't qualify me as wrong or inept!
We would love to see your body of "all unaltered" work as well Tyler. Do you have a gallery here or do you submit to the contest? If so, please post the links for us all to see and enjoy! In the meantime, you may honestly want to take up your debate with Better Photo if you hope to get results. Best of luck to you in your photographic career!
Wendy #910716
Wendy M. Amdahl
November 15, 2004
Pamela, actually it was a multi stepped process and I did add them as addtional layers. I took another photo of a sunset with people silhouettes that I had taken, and created new layers with just those silhouettes, not the sunset. Then once I had them over to the house, I shrunk and distorted them with the liquify filter until they appeared ghostly. Then I put them in their respective windows and adjusted the opacity to give them more of a sheerness. I thought they were cute! Hope that answers your question. :o) #911081
Kathleen K. Parker
November 15, 2004
Wendy M. Amdahl
November 16, 2004
Wendy #918961
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