I was wondering what peoples opinions are towards pictures being altered with software such as Adobe, Paint shop Pro etc ?

Im relatively new to digital photography, im more of an old school traditionalist where pics are concerned,
i have a preference for them to be 'as they are taken'.
Ive browsed a lot of the gallery on here in the last few days and seen some stunning work by many photographers,
amongst much of the work i see many amazing pics that have been 'altered' in one form or another.


I feel that this is moving away from the art of photography and more towards the art of computer and program know how.......

I was just wondering what other peoples opinions are towards this

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