Unretouched

Ellis Bay. West Alton, Missouri
January 14, 2011
Photograph by Tom Atwood

I never photoshop an image. I don't want to drastically alter my photographs. Old fashioned, I believe photography is best rooted in reality. At least the pictures I take. However, I almost always alter my photos in some way. More contrast. More saturation (color). Brightness. Exposure. Clarity. Vignettes. Usually, I think every photo can be improved. But not this one. This image of dawn at Ellis Bay along the Mississippi River near West Alton is unretouched. Exactly as the camera saw it. A perfect, cold, still morning. Shutter: 1/80; Aperture: f/5.6; ISO: 100; Focal length: 18 mm