The sap is rising, I can just feel it. Yet the reddish tinge on the tips of the trees which signals an imminent explosion of green is not yet visible except in a few warmer microclimates up here. However, I did find a few crocus, daffodils and snowdrops blooming in the beds of Hardin Park School. I was belly-down in the mulch to take these photos--which is the prime reason that I do not wear high heels and fancy clothes to work.
And, as a matter of disclosure, I did fool around with the saturation of colors using Photoshop in this particular photograph. For the record, I will always disclose any 'tweaking' I do to a photo above and beyond my normal prep ( color correcting, minimal dodging/burning, and unsharp masking ). I say this because lately I have seen too many photos online that have been 'tweaked'. I don't generally have a problem with this because playing with Photoshop is fun. However, I do not appreciate it when someone posts a photograph that poses as the real deal. It is a simple matter of photojournalistic ethics.
**Update** (open mouth, insert foot)
Let me please be clear--the above post is not in reference to anyone on my blogroll. I love the folks on my blogroll. I wouldn't put anyone on my blogroll that I had any misgivings about... My post on over-Photoshopping referred to one or two known photojournalist blogs that well, over use the program (in my opinion). I'm not talking about those of you who use Photoshop to interpret a scene for art--I don't have a problem with that at all--in fact, I know how much fun it is to play with Photoshop. Afterall, most of us know when Photoshop is used. I'm just talking about when Photoshop is used and the photojounalist tries to pass it off as completely untouched. That's just bogus and I hope that you guys understand what I'm talking about. P.S.- Please don't ask me to 'out' anyone. It is not gonna happen.
