On the topic of "digitally distorting" ... I am in some ways guilty ... PHoto Shop is a tool I use very freguently in enhancing, yes distorting my photos ... This is one of the many issues my wife and I never seem to come to an agreemnt on,( argue about this quite often ) ... I shoot a photo, and then distort it (via Photo Shop) to the tone of the subject (whether it is a building, tree, seascape or whatever) in which I see, what I'm presenting to the viewer ... but then again it is of an artistic mode rather than capturing an "historical" moment ... unlike taking a picture of my grandson on his first birthday ... so, I guess it depends on the picture and why it is distorted ... is it art for art's sake or capturing an historical event, if distorted than is a lie, or in the advertising industry in creating an illusion of what the world is ... where do we draw the line, or is it up to us as individuals to determine?

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