[dragnet2]

Those images have been heavily manipulated, likely in Photoshop.

[MeganC]

“Those images have been heavily manipulated, likely in Photoshop.”

I’m curious; at what point of manipulation does a photograph become digital art?

I ask because I’ve seen things that are so obviously altered that they’re really not photography anymore.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I’ve hiked a lot in Marin County in the past, and that’s pretty much what it looks like on a nice day. Not much Photoshop needed.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Details in the captions on each pic, if you are interested. The "HDR" technique can create Gawd-Awful images. That's a common mistake of beginning users of the technique. I tried to tone it WAY down and strive for just a bit more impact than plain pics straight out of the camera.

For comparison, here is what the camera saw (totally untouched straight out of camera). I'll leave it to you to decide which you like better.