[embrodak]

Technological advancements are always met with derision and distrust in the beginning. The fact of the matter is that the art of photography has been expanded greatly once it has become digitized. Not only is storing, replicating, and taking photographs much easier, but it has an additional dimension of art to it, with digital manipulation. Who can honestly say that a photographer who spends hours post-processing a photograph in order to make it really shine, or in order to bring out what (s)he really wanted to show is being lazy, is cheating or is detracting from photography?

There are natural limits to everything--images that are over-processed look terrible. Sometimes it's near impossible to capture the original beauty of some sight without post-processing. Rather than reject those who edit their images, learn to appreciate their special talents as well.