Having sat here and read this entire thread, I'm gonna add my 2 cents worth. I'm just your average joe that works hard at his job 5 days a week. I own a camera and I enjoy taking pictures. I'm not Ansel Adams and although I admire his work, I do not delude myself into believing that I would ever be his equal. I also like to play with Photoshop. I'm no Jerry Ulesman, doing photo manipulation in the dark room, nor do I have the necessary equipment nor resources to aquire it or the knowledge to do his stuff. With this said, does it really matter whether I use PS to adjust a little here or to blow it completely out of reality. Isn't the important part that I am enjoying it? I am still very new to the technical aspect of photography, so I'm not skilled enough to come up with the perfect exposure every shot. But with each flub I learn something. Isn't that important? I point out that I am having FUN doing what I do AND sharing with this group the results of whatever way I wind up with the finished piece.