Lonnie Utah

Now lets do Popeyes....

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Only with AI. Otherwise, "altering," as you put it, has been done since cameras were invented. Every single photo you see has been edited.

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I will admit in this space, that I do use AI to edit some of my photos. Shoot for a few of the local high shcool MTB teams. They try to have a "good" "clean" photo of every kid on the team for the end of the year banquet. Sometimes it's just not possible give the layout of the courses and the number of spectators. I have used AI to remove spectators from the background or a bike tire or other small distracting element in the frame when I cannot crop in close enough to remove those things. The reason I do it is I want every kid in every photo to look like a "rockstar" so to speak. While the photos are real, I'm also trying to create an illusion to make every athlete feel good about themselves and their season. If removing the orange tape they use to mark the course in some places enhances that illusion, I'm OK with it. Could I remove these things "manually"? Yes. Am I lazy? Also yes. I spend hundreds of volunteer hours doing this and if I can shorten the process I will. But I also know there are limits to how far I want to push the technology. I'm not dropping them into the lead peloton in the tour de France. lol.

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One of the examples were some by the great Ansel Adams.

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110% true. Adams understood that a photograph is not simply a recording of reality. Even before digital photography, photographers made deliberate choices about exposure, contrast, tonal values, composition, and how they would effect the look of the final image. Adams was a master of these techniques, using them to interpret a scene and communicate his artistic vision. He spent HOURS and HOURS in the dark rook making subtle refinements to his images before producing the final images we know today.

Among the essential texts for any serious photographers is his series of 3 books called "The Camera, The negative and The Print". Although these books were written in the film era, their principles remain highly relevant in digital photography. Understanding exposure, dynamic range, tonal relationships, contrast, and image interpretation is just as important when working with a digital sensor and editing software as it was with film and a darkroom. The tools have changed, but the underlying principles have not. I still use his concept of the zone system when shooting landscapes.

For any serious photographer, these books are essential because they teach more than technical settings. They explain how to think about the entire photographic process, from visualizing the image before pressing the shutter to making deliberate decisions about the final result. Digital cameras and editing software can automate many tasks, but they cannot replace the photographer’s understanding of light, tone, and artistic intent. Adams’ trilogy provides a foundation for making those decisions with knowledge and purpose.

I'm not sure @-hole is the right adjective...

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The moment I think(who gives a shite what I think about this) a photo has been enhanced(I can barely explain what I think is even being done) I lose every bit of wonder I might have for it.

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Define "enhanced".

Does it mean cropping a photo? Because I could do that in the darkroom back in the 80's.

Does it mean exposure adjustments? Because I could do that in the darkroom back in the 80's.

What about processing it for more or less contrast? Because I could do that in the darkroom back in the 80's.

What about color corrections? Or double exposures? Or Spot retouching? Again these are all classical darkroom techniques.

I mean I get where you are coming from but "enhancing" photographs is nothing new, it been going on for decades and decades. What I think folks object or negatively react to is photos that have been so heavily altered from their original view of the world that they seem more like cartoons than photographs. The one of the monitor lizards in a great example of what I'm talking about.

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You're willing to get rid of the only rival you have in the only sport you have?

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Well when you put it that way.

It was just a wisecrack anyway...

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CRNA's make bank.

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And y’all want to complain about the cost of medical care.

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Still less than a full on anesthesiologist ...

Most PA schools want "Contact hours" with patients/people. Find a part time or summer job that allows them to accumulate those hours.

$4.40 at Sam's club/Costco.
$4.80 elsewhere.

Paid $4.93 for regular unleaded in rural Utah 10 days ago.

When someone hands you one extra loss you won't like it....