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A reader recently pointed out an on-line editorial comment by photographerChristopher Burkett. In it Mr. Burkett makes some sweeping and rather disparaging remarks about digital image processing. In fact his main page has an eye-catching "No Digital Prints" logo, so clearly this is something that Burkett feels strongly about.
If you are interested in the following debate you might want to read his brief essay and then return here. His comments can be foundhere, and this is a link to hismain site.
The "Veracity" of Digital Image Processing
Two comments to start. I have the utmost respect for Christopher Burkett's skills as a photographer and master printer. He is a very fine artist indeed. Secondly, I don't see myself as having any particular role to play as a defender of digital image processing, though for the past several years the computer andPhotoshophave been my tools of choice, in preference to the enlarger and print processing drums. MyCib...

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