about unfairness, imho, in the rules

[Elsinore]

That would work, too, though sometimes examples are helpful.

[schnee]

* Combining exposures in post-processing is not allowed (e.g. HDR,
stitching, stacking negative, &c – not allowed). However,
multiple exposures produced in-camera are always acceptable.

split the diff.

[RcMacStudent]

You hit it right on the head Schnee.

[schnee]

OK, together again for the first time, here is the new The Rules proposal:

* What are acceptable and unacceptable modifications?



** These are the submission guidelines for all Farktography contests,

unless otherwise stated in a theme description.



* Submissions must be photographs. Screen captures do not count as

photographs.

* You must be the original photographer of your entry. Do not

submit anyone else's photography as your own.

* You are only allowed to enter a photograph once. Do not submit

the same photo to another contest later.

* Up to 3 photos can be entered into each contest, as long as each

photo is of a different composition. Please post each photo

separately so they can be voted for individually.



** General Guidelines:

* Gross compositional changes are bad. No adding Elvis, no erasing

utility lines



* Image corrections are accepted. Color correction? Perspective? Pin

cushion? Unsightly blemishes? Stray hairs falling over your

model's alabaster face? Fix these. That's cool.



** Unacceptable Modifications:



* Combining exposures in post-processing is not allowed (e.g. HDR,

stitching, stacking negative, &c - not allowed). However,

multiple exposures produced in-camera are always acceptable.



* Removing or adding objects or textures via cloning or copying -

no removing of utility wires, no inserting images of Elvis





If you have any questions about the acceptable modifications, or if

you'd just like to chat and learn more about photography, feel free to

drop by the forums at Farktography.net or email

questions@farktography.net.

[Elsinore]

Can we say value correction, e.g. “Color or value correction?” to hit Deaconblues’s original proposal? Just to be clear…

Also, there’s something about the phrase “compositional changes”…a recrop is (or can be) a pretty drastic compositional change, but that’s certainly allowable. Hmmm what about “Gross Compositional changes, particularly those that involve adding or removing elements of the photo are bad. No adding Elvis, no erasing utility lines, etc etc.” Sorta wordy, but a little more specific.

[schnee]

* What are acceptable and unacceptable modifications?



** These are the Submission Guidelines for all Farktography Contests,

unless otherwise stated in a theme description.



* Submissions must be photographs. Screen captures do not count as

photographs.

* You must be the original photographer of your entry. Do not

submit anyone else's photography as your own.

* You are only allowed to enter a photograph once. Do not submit

the same photo to another contest later.

* Up to 3 photos can be entered into each contest, as long as each

photo is of a different composition. Please post each photo

separately so they can be voted for individually.



** General Photographic Guidelines:

* Compositional changes, particularly those that involve adding or

removing elements of the photo, are bad. No adding Elvis, no erasing

utility lines.



* Image corrections are accepted. Color or value correction?

Perspective? Pin cushion? Unsightly blemishes? Stray hairs

falling over your model's alabaster face? Fix these. That's cool.



** Unacceptable Modifications:



* Combining exposures in post-processing is not allowed (e.g. HDR,

stitching, stacking negative, &c - not allowed). However,

multiple exposures produced in-camera are always acceptable.



* Removing or adding compositional objects or textures via cloning

or copying. Cropping is fine, but no removing the branch that

seems to be growing out of Aunt Edna's head.



* DO NOT divide by zero



If you have any questions about the acceptable modifications, or if

you'd just like to chat and learn more about photography, feel free to

drop by the forums at Farktography.net or email

questions@farktography.net.

[Elsinore]

The “DO NOT divide by zero” makes it. I think we might have a winnar.

[schnee]

The “DO NOT divide by zero” makes it. I think we might have a winnar.

inspiration

[Elsinore]

Uhhh I was told there’d be no math.

[SilverStag]

I’m good with that last set.

[Elsinore]

Shall we put it to a vote on the polls board? Maybe have it time limited–a week or two at most?

Someone call the question 😉

[SilverStag]

Someone call the question 😉

Do you have a phone number for it? 😀

[Elsinore]

Smartass…..

😛

Would someone prefer to make a motion? 😉

Shit, you’ll do something with that, too. Nevermind.

😆

[schnee]

sure, run with a time-limited poll for one week.

[Elsinore]

One quick question, would it be good to leave this in the rules:

NOTE:

While the above modifications are allowed for Farktography, you should
strive to keep your results in the realm of the realistic. For
example, the contrast and saturation tools can yield cartoonish
results when cranked up to their maximum strength. Such use of these
otherwise acceptable tools is discouraged and may subject your
photograph to disqualification.

? (with slight rewording to recognize that we’re not listing a bunch of acceptable modifications any longer)

Or do we care that much? I’d kinda like to see that (or some shorter statement to the effect) left in to keep us from getting people running amok with processsing…

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