Quote - Clarkie, but there is no challenge now, especially if that image you posted turns out to be a render, because in that case it only goes to prove the point further.  It's as photo-real as it gets so how can there be a challenge left?

There's no rule that says you have to guess, P.  It's just a little guessing game. No harder than the one you play with SM when you find a bug, then demand they read your mind to determine where it is and what it looks like instead of just filing a report like normal people.

But the challenge isn't about whether or not photo realism is attainable. I think it is. The challenge, at least for me, is whether or not I can do it... on purpose. Meaning that it's a repeatable occurrence.

Snapping a portrait shot of Morgan Freeman may not be likely, but it is in the realm of possiblity. Snapping a shot of two spacemen in suits firing ray guns probably isn't going to happen any time this year so I don't know how "realistic" that's gonna be.