Quote Originally Posted by trog100
and the old much used darkroom analogy is a poor one.. there is very little comparison between a real darkroom and the power of modern imaging software..
How is it a poor analogy relative to your original post? You stated your fear that your computer was replacing your camera as your main photographic tool. Photographers have been using their darkrooms as photographic tools since the beginning of photography.

Photography has never been limited to what is done in-camera.