I'm entering this simply because I want to see what it will score. Call it an experiment. Terrible is my prediction.
Post Challenge Wow I am somewhat surprised that this actually scored almost a 5.5. I wanted to see by entering this photo that was obviously far from the original what the voters would think. It got almost exactly in the middle (49% percentile) with a score just above the median. I am sure if I had entered more of the "true" photograph of this scene my score would have been down by at least 0.5. I think the voters here on DPC no longer care that much about "true" photography as much as it may seem sometimes from forum discussions. I just found this whole thing interesting.
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You biased the results of your experiment by using this title. For example, I read it and thought it was tongue in cheek - making fun of the narrowminded orthodoxy on DPC who prefer the most clinically accurate photographs. The reverse of your hypothesis is tested here all the time - how often do tack-sharp, moodless, faithful photos of obvious subjects receive ridiculously high scores? My preference is for fun, interesting warped, imperfect, moody... every time. p.s. if you're taking a stance, how many True Photographs are in your portfolio?
I think this is an example of how processing can cross the line from photography over to drawing. I think it's a great moody scene, I like it, but has ceased to be a photograph.
I feel your title is pretty close to how I perceive this, as I do find this to be over processed, but not a disaster. I just feel the pp took away some interesting details.
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