michael_ginex1

The impact of this is tremendous. The man's face exudes the confident arrogance of the dominant male...while her drooped stature befits her tortured expression begging for consolation. A wonderful example of photojournalism at it's best.

Is this a composite of many photos or just one shot?

So, everybody loves a great painting no matter what the medium. Then, if every critiquer that called this a "GREAT SHOT" would re-cant and call it a "GREAT PAINTING", there would be no argument. It's the arrogance of trying to justify calling these compositions "photographs" that stirs up vehement reactions from those of us who respect the "ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY", which this is not.

This is an example of the true art of photography. If there is any photoshop help here, it is totally undetectable.

Wonderful photo. Excellent composition and exposure. Who said the natural world around us is boring?

I'm in total agreement with Ross Campbell. While I can appreciate the time and effort and TALENT that goes into creating a Photoshop image as impressive as this image is, albeit the obvious flaws, I believe there must be at the outset the admission that this is not a photograph in the true sense, as obvious as that may be to even the vaguely experienced eye. Admittedly, elements of the image are surely photo-based, but that's as far as I'll take it. I've tried to stress the seperation of both artforms to my many photo club colleagues, some of whom have defected from the substantive meaning of "photographic art" and succumbed to the world of Photoshop "graphic illustration". Even "wildlife" shooters among them have been drawn into undisciplined use of what I deem unbridled embellishment, where the original image goes from a natural in every respect photo of a living thing to a garishly saturated, over sharpened plasticised object with all life sucked right out of it. Again, my hat is tipped in appreciation and recognition of the graphic artists and there work...but please don't call it photography.

 

Very nice for a pasteup. I dont mean to be rude but I can't judge this as a photo . As a creative effort I give it very high marks, as a work of art, but as a photograph it's just too far away.