Has the mystery and skill been taken out? Certainly not from what I've seen on WPF. There's a whole lot of mysterious and skillful pictures in the gallery that amaze me.
The difference is that we can now so easily share these pictures, from around the world, from the comfort of our own homes. The pictures were always being taken, it's just the distribution was so much more limited before digital imaging and the internet happened.
Manipulation of images is certainly a lot easier and more widespread, but it still takes a lot of skill.
The growth of forums such as WPF has made things earier to share. It hasn't made taking a really good photo any easier, but the advice on how to improve is far more accessible.
The good photos were always being taken, it's just in the past, they stayed as prints in shoe boxes stuffed under the bed.
Duncan
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