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    Sitting in a Leaky Dingy Michael Fanelli's Avatar
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    Personally, I draw the line at - for example - adding a full moon to a landscape shot. I did it once with film just to see how bad it really would look and was not disappointed!
    FWIW, Ansel Adams did modifications such as this all the time ("Moonrise Over Hernandez, NM" is his most famous composite). I can't really express my disappointment!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Fanelli
    FWIW, Ansel Adams did modifications such as this all the time ("Moonrise Over Hernandez, NM" is his most famous composite). I can't really express my disappointment!
    I know that AA did extensive manipulation while printing to get his preconcieved images, but I don't think that "Moonrise..." is a composite. Here's the sort of story I have always heard regarding that shot (partway down the page).
    http://www.aristos.org/whatart/adams.htm

    BTW, you can buy your own copy of this famous print here.
    http://www.anseladams.com/product3.aspx?Product_ID=1570
    Last edited by Chunk; 07-18-2004 at 12:47 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Fanelli
    FWIW, Ansel Adams did modifications such as this all the time ("Moonrise Over Hernandez, NM" is his most famous composite). I can't really express my disappointment!
    Actually, no - it's not a composite. According to his autobiography, he had to quickly set up his 8x10 camera to capture the scene before anything changed. Setting up an 8x10 isn't exactly like whipping out an SLR, and the moon (seemingly) moves very fast at the horizon.

    At least since he developed the Zone System, none of his negatives were ever intended for straight printing (that I'm aware of, but I wouldn't call myself an authority either). He never added something that wasn't on the negative or took anything away either.

    I do have to re-think this whole composite thing though - when I shoot slide film, I sometimes use a graduated neutral density filter. When I shoot digital, I'd prefer to take two exposures (one for highlights, one for shadows) and combine them in Photoshop. I have more control with this - for example, ever wish the GND filter was just a little higher in the otherwise perfect shot ? Since nothing changed in the scene between the two exposures, it doesn't bother me but I guess I've also not really thought about it in this context before either. You could do this technique with either scanned film or digital capture, so it's not a film vs. digital thing. The final image would be represented as a "truthful" image - if it's done well it should look unaltered. This technique would be done only to compensate for the lack of exposure latitude available with either the film or digital sensor. Any other thoughts on this?

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