Can someone explain what is a minor imperfection??

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/16/2009 07:24:36 PM · #1

I have a doubt about advanced editing rules...

What would be a minor imperfection that could be legally removed from a picture??

I have an issue about that on my entry for The Ribbon challenge. I sent a ticket to SC but didnt got the answer until now...

Can someone give me a example? I think that what I did is legal, but I am a little anxious and wanted to know before the challenge start, so i could submit another picture, if necessary.

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/16/2009 07:33:45 PM · #2

I tend to go by this principle: if you were to ask 5 people to describe what they see in the photo and not a single one includes it as something worth mentioning, then chances are it is "minor".

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

08/16/2009 07:42:10 PM · #3

Mmmmmmm... I wish i had 5 people here until the challenge starts...

Joker1114

Nikon D7000

08/16/2009 08:10:03 PM · #4

will it change the voters general feel or take on the image, does it change the image?

Bugzeye

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

08/16/2009 08:25:52 PM · #5

Sensor Dust, is one. in one case that I have done and it passed validation. a Bird. But this was because when i decreased the size of the photo down to 640 pixels the bird was no longer a bird but just a small little blotch in the sky so I cloned it out. I believe anything that loses its idenity after the size is decreased should be legal to remove. Simply because if decreasing the size changes it to the point where it would fool the voters into believing it is something else would be a clear violation of the rules however you have to follow the size limit rule. But I don't know for sure about this. even though it does make sense. Best thing for you to do is ask SC. I am sure one of them will give you an idea of what is Minor and what is not.

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

08/16/2009 08:28:53 PM · #6

I really dont think so... For ME is a minor imperfection indeed, and it is ok to be removed... I am just afraid that SC thinks diferent... Reading the rules and noticing that is possible to remove power lines I really think that what I did is just OK... I just dont want to discover that is a violation by being DQÂ´d...

On my judgment my edit is fine...

Edit to say that this is a response to Joker1114

To Bugzeye i say that I asked the SC, but i didnt get the response yet, and i am getting nervous because the time is running and the begginig of the challenge is coming...

Message edited by author 2009-08-16 20:32:17.

David Ey

Nikon D80

08/16/2009 08:34:41 PM · #7

If you photographed Obama and noticed he has a wort beside his nose and you removed it you would have removed a minor imperfection. If you removed his entire head, well, that would have been a major imperfection.

Photologist

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/16/2009 08:44:37 PM · #8

In the past I've asked the SC and was granted permission to remove minor imperfections such as:

- Trash receptacles in the background of a seaside composition

- A sign on a wall in a photo inside a landmark

08/16/2009 08:50:35 PM · #9

Originally posted by AperturePriority:

In the past I've asked the SC and was granted permission to remove minor imperfections such as:

- Trash receptacles in the background of a seaside composition

- A sign on a wall in a photo inside a landmark

Thanks for the examples, AperturePriority.

Just a question to help me on the scales: Would the trash cans be visible (even if as a dot) on the miniatures? What would be the size/color of the signal that you removed from the wall?

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

08/16/2009 09:06:45 PM · #10

I just got an response from langdon saying that my editing step was legal.

Thanks everybody for the help!

ETA: Your photos are great AperturePriority!

Covert_Oddity

Nikon D700

08/16/2009 09:08:45 PM · #11

Good news. Once the challenge is over you may want to revive this thread saying what your editing steps were, with examples as a reference for others.