Monday, July 25, 2011

Jiangsu, a photographer accused of fraud, the International Organizing Committee denied the award-winning photos

International award-winning photo

China accused of fraud

Recently, the International Year of rare bird photography competition contest results were announced, a photographer from China's Jiangsu Sun Joaquin, with work, "Rainbow when far and wide," runner-up, and the work has been called China's first photography website's " color film loudly, "the users to find a flaw.

Friends broke the news

Compared with the original film by award-winning photo processing PS

Recently, friends "Pass" in "color film loudly," entitled "China's International Year of rare birds by photographer photography awards photo fraud," the post, the date he incurs rise as home news headlines, traffic has passed 8000.

"Pass," said the film's original film was to attend the Second China National Geographic Photo Contest instant flight feathers, red-crowned crane's legs, the original film, there are clear signs ring, above the "52" character, and rare birds in the world photography contest, the leg by PS out.

"Pass" that the ring wearing a red-crowned cranes in captivity, PS into the wild red-crowned crane is no ring, which has seriously violated professional ethics of the photographer.

The photo was filmed - Zhalong National Nature Reserve, deputy director for Operations, Wang told reporters, scientific name of red-crowned crane legs red ring "banding" used to identify the lineage of red-crowned crane, the query related. Ring the number should be "0452", using the telephone area code is Qiqihar.

This proves that the photo of the crane is only in captivity or in the backyard Zhalong Nature Reserve, not the absolute sense of the wild red-crowned crane.

It is reported that the photo contest is an international game birds, the most authoritative professional photography event, a number of pictures of birds domestic professional photographers, enthusiasts, ornithologists are very recognized. Reporters from the Sun Joaquin Department confirmed that, after his runner-up, the organizing committee to award him a high-end bird-watching binoculars. It is understood that these telescopes have a minimum market value of over a million (RMB).

Author Response

But did not really break rules for post-processing

Photo by Sun Joaquin Department of Yancheng Institute of Technology associate professor, part-time post of vice chairman Yancheng Photographers Association.

Sun Joaquin said, according to the rules he did not cheat, get rid of ringing for two reasons: first, Yancheng red-crowned cranes wintering areas in winter, as Yancheng people do not want to identify the number through the foot with a ring Zhalong publicity Zhalong ; Second, as the future protection of international organizations as an important class picture Xuanchuan He is best not to have site-specific signs, so the extent permitted by the rules were processed.

It is understood that the International Year of rare bird photography contest sponsored by the International Bird Watching Union, aims to encourage people to observe the birds into the wild life, the game is provided in a "photo can be an appropriate amount of post-production."

Swedish Connection

Organizing Committee award to the author denied the fraud is still

On the users questioned, the reporter of international telephone connections in Sweden the annual photography contest organizing committee of rare birds, photo editor Erik Hirschfeld responded.

Erik Hirschfeld said, about 500 photographers participated in this competition, the number of works of nearly 3000, is Sun's work stand out from among them. The main purpose of this competition is to enable readers to understand through these photos look like all kinds of rare birds, rare birds call the world's attention, so this kind of imaging software Photoshop can use.

Erik Hirschfeld frankly, Sun's behavior is not false, the original photo that was in the red circle can go through Photoshop to get rid of. In fact, the organizing committee during the evaluation process has been aware of this, they saw the original photo, but still decided to award to this photo. Text / intern reporter Cui Yifei Tian Jing

Crane leg of the original film red ring, winning in the treated "disappeared." The picture shows the winning entries of the original film (part)

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