The rules for the WPOY say "minor cleaning work" on digital photos is allowed, but would like to know people's opinions about cleaning a pic with some heavier backscatter. I'm talking at least 50 specs and a few larger blobs shot in low vis. Does cloning this out constitute minor cleaning work?? Curious if anyone's ever gotten clarification on this matter.
I'm hoping to get an answer asap as I must post my entries tomorrow (i know of online entry, but am including a couple slides). Cheers,
Chris
Hi Chris,
I have always taken "minor cleaning work" to mean the removal of sensor dust or scratches on transparencies. I am not convinced it allows much to be done about backscatter. In the end I have always avoided entering shots that would require significant cleaning.
I would also add that the judges of this competition are not that worried about backscatter. They are land photographers (in the most part) and seem to quite like underwater images to look underwatery - and a bit of backscatter is part of that.
Alex
thanks Alex, i'd say that's very sound advice. i will leave the backscatter, its not horrible anyways.
my edited & printed copy had been cleaned, so the original looked dirty by comparison... won't matter anyways, i don't quite have your talents. thanks and good luck. cheers
chris
Anecdote,
One judge at a world-famous u/w photo competition insisted that it was impossible to take u/w pictures without backscatter and anything missing the "snowstorm" effect was manipulated...
Imagine, this person was, indeed, a diver... and very stubborn...
No comment!
Michel
Anecdote,
One judge at a world-famous u/w photo competition insisted that it was impossible to take u/w pictures without backscatter and anything missing the "snowstorm" effect was manipulated...
Imagine, this person was, indeed, a diver... and very stubborn...
No comment!
Michel
Sounds like i got loads of worthy shots then.................
Sounds like i got loads of worthy shots then.................
Me too!
Me too!
Pity they don't do video...I got tapes and tapes of fish hidden by silt..!!!!
Dive safe
DeanB
Pity they don't do video...I got tapes and tapes of fish hidden by silt..!!!!
Dive safe
DeanB
If only my polar bear in a snow storm photo had been underwater...I would have a completely white winner.
Me too!
