Where does it end?

A 43-year old photographer said of his former award-winning photo:

'I added clouds because the sky was a bit boring.'

It seems sad when we cannot be happy with what is.  Here nature manifests as a powerfully moving scene (that those of us who live in a desert can only image), with eyes and mind with which to view and appreciate it, and the technology with which to capture it.  

This is miracle enough!  

I understand the impulse to make something more interesting.  We have all that experience in whatever work we do.  But perhaps more important is the will and strength to let things be in their fullness as they present themselves, as they are, not as we wish them to be.  

For more on Mr Byrne's misfortune, see:

Photographer who won prestigious prize for striking image stripped of title and for over-use of Photoshop

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Addendum:

On the OCA Photography Forum, J Lloyd has provided a link to photos of the same scene from another photographer.  Have a look at another view.  

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