Originally posted by GeneralE:
Hey, don't shoot the messenger! I am just of the opinion that at least some SC members would view creating detail in an area of totally flat color -- by dodging/burning, using a gradient fill, using the "render Clouds" filter, or any other means -- as violating the "creating major elements" rule.
I'me sure I have a few images which have skirted the edges of the rules myself, although only a couple were flagrant enough to trigger a DQ review (passed -- whew!).
I have no "artistic" objections to any of the many techniques I've seen you so ably demonstrate, but some of them just don't fit within the challenge rules. Hopefully, a couple of other SC members will opine on this matter, as my own opinion is often on the minority end of those votes, at least on many of the "subjective" DQ rulings ... I prefer to leave those decisions to the voters. |
I'm not "shooting" the messenger, just debating the only SC to weigh in on this thread :-) I got no problems whatsoever with your expressing your valuable opinion...
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