Do you think this is good advice?

Ken "ignore what you read from Ansel Adams" Rockwell?

I have no respect for him whatsoever - another one of his astonishingly ill informed quotes is "colour management is for wimps"... I think that says it all, along with his abysmal image quality.

This guy ought to be caged, manacled and kept well away from teaching anyone...

:) Bye folks!

I respect Mr. Rockwell, but I must humbly say that is the biggest bunch of crap I have ever heard. I don't think I will trade any of my Canon L lenses for the cheapest lens I can get and then just use an expensive filter on it and get the same results. And what about the times when NO filter is needed?

As for manipulation being "required". I try my best to not HAVE to do any PS work, or at least no more than would be done in a traditional dark room... is that what he means by manipulation?

steve

I don't think so. It almost implies that your photo should be blurry, but have a good filter. Are they suggesting that we buy the cheapest camera and most expensive filters? I have seen many great photos taken without filters AND manipulation. It is sending the wrong message.

Quote #1 Ridiculous

Quote #2 Yes

As a rank amateur even I can tell that is a load of rubbish.

This guy should be red faced and plucking ducks if that's the best he can do !

I guess some people will say anything to get a sale

hey hey ??

Then again, perhaps he is referring to the magic NCIS filter that can de-blur anything :o)

Typical of what I have seen there. The first time I saw the site there was something about him borrowing a lens and grabbing a rag to clean it. Too weird. You would never want to direct an amateur to that site for any reason.

I would rather have a good lens and camera .

Filters should be used sparingly, except for a polariser for landscapes.

This is a strange introduction to a piece that goes on to say that filters should only be used to salvage a bad situation.

Some other quotes from the same article include:

"The good images I show on this website are mostly made without filters. I usually use filters when the light is not perfect to pump it up. Photos made during epic light are much better than those made under lesser light with filters attempting to compensate."

"When the light is bad I try to salvage things with filters. These are the photos that usually make it to the trash."

"Usually I don't. I use filters to try to make good light out of bad light, and the results are better than without filters, but not as good as having good light to begin with."

Maybe he was trying to draw the reader in.

I think a good ballance of all aspects of photography are importand and not overwhelmingly any one thing.

Filters have their place...but most of the time one is not necessary....BRING BACK FOTOACE