'22 WTA ATP GS USOpen 8/29 - 9/11

[ashkor87]

Venus clearly the weak link in the doubles...I thought it would be the inexperienced Noskova but she is holding up her end easily...

[meganfernandez]

Even in defeat, Badosa remains queen of tiebreaks .bad loss, though...

She didn’t play well in the third set I saw. Told herself out loud “what you are doing makes no sense!” regarding her lack of tactics. She played the next point great, but that was it.


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[Deuce]

Very nice photos of Iga.

Very nice DOCTORED photos, very, very likely.
I hate what Photoshop has done to photography. Now, even if you're a lousy photographer, you can make yourself look really good through Photoshop or some equivalent.
To me, a doctored photograph is no longer a photograph. Call it an image or whatever, but a photograph is something that is composed and produced by the camera in an instant - not something that is produced by manipulating a software program for 20 minutes.

It's a tragedy that there is virtually no purity remaining in photography anymore. It was once a beautiful art form.

[skatingfan]

The photos look like the photographer just reduced the exposure time when taking the photo so that the contrast between light & dark would be exaggerated.

[Deuce]

That's not done anymore - because they know that in Photoshop - or equivalent - they can reduce or increase the gamma or lighting or contrast, etc. in very specific parts of the photo only - and basically make it look exactly how they want.
There is no need to get it right in the camera anymore, sadly. The 'correct exposure' no longer exists for the majority of pro photographers - because they can create the illusion of 'correct exposure' in Photoshop.
Actually, they can do much more than that - they can do many things in Photoshop that it's absolutely impossible to do in camera.

I keep thinking back to 20 years ago or so when a professional photographer (who was photographing a Davis Cup event) said to me "You know... a photograph used to be proof that something happened. But now, with digital manipulation, a photograph doesn't prove anything at all - and it's very sad."
And it's significantly worse now than it was 20 years ago.

[Fastbackss]

Post processing is part and parcel of it now.

I dont know whether they are doctored, nor do I give more than a fleeting care about it.

But sure, throw stones at the house of one of the most respected and lauded tour photographers.

[Deuce]

Post processing is part and parcel of it now.

I dont know whether they are doctored, nor do I give more than a fleeting care about it.

But sure, throw stones at the house of one of the most respected and lauded tour photographers.

Yes, I will, thanks.
Because I know enough about photography to know that a 10 year old child can easily be taught to manipulate photos on Photoshop or similar and achieve 'beautiful' results.
And that fact definitely lowers the value of the images I see today.

Actual photographic talent and ability (getting it right the first time, in the camera) still means something to me, even if it doesn't to you.

[ti-amie]

[ti-amie]

[JTContinental]

Edit: Never mind, I don't want to go there

[ti-amie]

[ashkor87]

Kyrgios Medvedev Sunday! Should be next Sunday! Time warp!

[ponchi101]

I hope they schedule it for a late afternoon. Medvedev has not seen sunshine for a few days.

[patrick]

Probably at 7 PM on Ashe

[JazzNU]

thanks y'all

FanDuel? I'm telling Dan and Mike.