Well I tend to think it's the end result that counts wether they had to be photoshopped to get there or not...  I do think he photoshopped them a bit too much, but I'm saying this not because I'm a purist, it's just personal taste...

I do wonder though if the judges are going to ask for the RAW files of a few photographers and decide if they'll be disqualified or not based on the differences between raw file and submitted image, why don't they ask the RAW files from all the contestants and base their judgements on those instead?  It seems a bit unfair that they'll only ask a few, you know?  I would be curious to see the winning photos and their respective RAW files just to see how much those have been photoshopped...

Lucie
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