For the first time in several years, I’ve deleted a post at the request of Kristy Cannon. In retrospect, I’m a stand-up guy, enough to admit I probably had too much of a knee-jerk reaction to her canyon water filter effect reflection shots. In her Photo.net page, she asked if I’d delete my post, and with lessons learned on both side, I’ve felt that was a fair enough request, even though I thought the images themselves proved a perfect example of detecting manipulation in an image that appears to have been passed off as a “found photo”.
That’s too bad Gary. You did have an excellent point about ethics in photography.
I feel that I may have unfortunately added to the fire on this one. After reading your post the other day about the images by Kristy Cannon I went to see her portfolio at Photo.net and threw my two cents in. I felt it only fair that I disclose to her how I heard of the images through your blog. My sincere apologies to you and Ms. Cannon for any ill feelings I may have contributed to.
Alan:
No worries whatsoever. I never had anything to hide. I always assumed she would have found her way to what I posted on my blog. There’s no ill feelings on my side whatsoever. I stand by what I wrote, but also felt ok with removing the post. I never lost a moment of sleep over it. I know that 95% of the time I usually come across as a soft, business-oriented professional or mentor. 5% of the time I come across stuff that just strikes me as wrong, lame, misleading, or any other half dozen adjectives. This one just hit the “misleading’ nerve, and likely just on a day with the moon in jupiter’s third quarter rising under a blood red sky on the wrong side of the bed evening. I’m good with owning what I say, and making corrections or comprimises as situations warrant.
Cheers & Thanks for the thought, but make sure there is no weight on your shoulders.