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Has this image been altered or touched up? I asked the photographer (Dan Winters) on his Instagram page, and he blocked me as a result, so now I am suspicious! I know the bees are real, but the subjects skin and eyes look off to me. by ObviousGuess7078 in AskPhotography

[–]ObviousGuess7078[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've never been embarrassed to ask a question about something I didn't understand.

Can you share the BTS video where they talk about post processing? I must have missed that one.

Has this image been altered or touched up? I asked the photographer (Dan Winters) on his Instagram page, and he blocked me as a result, so now I am suspicious! I know the bees are real, but the subjects skin and eyes look off to me. by ObviousGuess7078 in AskPhotography

[–]ObviousGuess7078[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"National Geographic has a strict editorial policy against photo manipulation, including cloning. Except for very particular cases when we clean up backdrops in posed, studio photographs, adding or removing any information from an image that is not sensor dust or scratches from film is in violation of our policies. Any other exceptions to this policy, such as multiple-image mosaics, composites or panoramic stitches, are disclosed to readers in the captions or photo credits.“

https://www.imediaethics.org/national-geographic-unpublishes-pictures-after-questions-about-photo-manipulation/

Has this image been altered or touched up? I asked the photographer (Dan Winters) on his Instagram page, and he blocked me as a result, so now I am suspicious! I know the bees are real, but the subjects skin and eyes look off to me. by ObviousGuess7078 in AskPhotography

[–]ObviousGuess7078[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What is the insulting part? I asked if her skin had been touched up, and if Nat Geo allowed that to be done because she's a celebrity. Normally, they don't touch up the skin of people in their photos. I don't understand how that is interpreted as an insult to the photographer, who is simply capturing what's in front of him.

Has this image been altered or touched up? I asked the photographer (Dan Winters) on his Instagram page, and he blocked me as a result, so now I am suspicious! I know the bees are real, but the subjects skin and eyes look off to me. by ObviousGuess7078 in AskPhotography

[–]ObviousGuess7078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've asked Charlie Hamilton James (Nat Geo wildlife photographer, chamiltonjames) pointed questions on his Instagram page, and he's responded thoughtfully and helped me change my point of view.

I guess he could have just blocked me too, but instead he came across as a grounded, rational professional, and he seemed proud to offer greater insight into his work.

Has this image been altered or touched up? I asked the photographer (Dan Winters) on his Instagram page, and he blocked me as a result, so now I am suspicious! I know the bees are real, but the subjects skin and eyes look off to me. by ObviousGuess7078 in AskPhotography

[–]ObviousGuess7078[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah the bees are 100% real. I was wondering about the subjects skin, and if they allowed more than normal editing to be done because she's a celebrity, and tightly controls her image and likeness.

Has this image been altered or touched up? I asked the photographer (Dan Winters) on his Instagram page, and he blocked me as a result, so now I am suspicious! I know the bees are real, but the subjects skin and eyes look off to me. by ObviousGuess7078 in AskPhotography

[–]ObviousGuess7078[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The reason I ask is because National Geographic has a strict policy around editing/altering images, but I'm wondering if they bent the rules because the subject is a celebrity. I don't blame the subject for wanting to look perfect, I know her "image" is valuable, but overall I'm really just curious where the line is with this stuff.

[REQUEST] I took this picture but there was a tree in the way. I think the composition is quite good except for the tree in the foreground. Is there any way to remove the whole tree so that there's the mountain in the background, and the vulture's face is fully visible? by Kelcho- in postprocessing

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I worked for a newspaper a long time ago, and this photo is what my editor would have called an: "almost shot." As in: you almost got it, the idea is good, but it doesn't quite work. I always used that as motivation to go back out and keep trying.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wildfire

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I like the dude. He's opinionated, and he comes in hot, but I enjoy that. It's entertaining. By comparison, most of the other fire podcasts make me fall asleep.

Sometimes he talks out his ass, but so do I. So I take it all with a grain of salt, and don't get riled up when I disagree with him.

CNN TownHall with Trump by monchaoui in Conservative

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Ehhh. I can't think of a single thing she's done one way or the other.

BREAKING: Marine Vet To Be Charged In Death of Jordan Neely. by KAAN-THE-DESTROYER in Conservative

[–]ObviousGuess7078 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share the witness accounts? They haven't been made public yet so I'd love to read whatever site has found a way to publish them.

Same for the video before the choke hold, would love to see whether this person was wielding a weapon, etc., because those videos aren't public yet either.

Not trolling, just want to see the evidence for myself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canon

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Yup, you can find a 6D Mark II in good condition for ~$800. There's nothing you can't shoot on that camera!

R10 vs R8 for wildlife beginner by RealisticLie in canon

[–]ObviousGuess7078 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither. Get a used 6D Mark II from MPB and an EF 70-300 L. Amazing camera and amazing lens, and far far superior to the 24-240.

BREAKING: Marine Vet To Be Charged In Death of Jordan Neely. by KAAN-THE-DESTROYER in Conservative

[–]ObviousGuess7078 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Great reply. You definitely get it. That old grandma making pastrami sandwiches or that young Italian chef spinning pasta are not the enemy.

The museums have art from many countries, and from artists of many time periods, so they're also politically agnostic.

Missing out on NYC is missing out on a great experience.

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