Talk About Tennis 2.0

^ There are no possible words to describe that.
It's just...

Deuce wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:37 am ^ There are no possible words to describe that.
It's just...

The world today is a complete mess to have to think something like that would have to be written. Totally sad.

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:27 pm ...

The world today is a complete mess to have to think something like that would have to be written. Totally sad.

In this case, sorry, not THE WORLD. Mass shootings are 99% an exclusively American phenomenon.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:26 pm

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:27 pm ...

The world today is a complete mess to have to think something like that would have to be written. Totally sad.

In this case, sorry, not THE WORLD. Mass shootings are 99% an exclusively American phenomenon.

I get that, but they do happen in other places as well. Yes, in America it is the largest problem that some stupid politicians don't seem to think is an issue .

^ If that is a genuine photograph, it's wonderful.
But it's likely yet another photo that's been manipulated and enhanced in Photoshop or a similar program.

I can't look at any photograph now without wondering if it's authentic (untouched) or not. As such, I can't really appreciate photography anymore.
A photograph is what comes out of a camera without having been manipulated. Any manipulation, and it is no longer a photograph, but is merely an image. The images can be beautiful. But it is not a capture of real life - it is a manipulated version of real life - and so is, to me, not authentic or genuine.

Some 25 years ago or so, when digital photography was in its infancy, a professional photographer said to me "You know, a photo used to be proof that something happened. But today, with all of the technology available, a photo doesn't prove anything at all. And it's a damned shame."
I fully agree.

Deuce you should look at the winners of Sports Photography awards in the "Other Sports" thread.

You can see the original photo here. The original photo was wonderful, but the version posted above has had some of the colors slightly modified.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/super ... orm-cloud/

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:48 pm

Why on Earth apologize? It was a joke - and a very good one, at that!

It's so sad that the 'political correctness' lobby has such a powerful influence.
Pathetic, actually.