Bruce, again, I do understand what you are saying. Please understand the following:
No two cameras are going to capture the same image.
camera images are useless unless they are imported into a program and converted into an accepted image format (gif, jpg, bmp, etc)
All of these programs use compression, and thus take liberties with resolution, color depth and contrast.
They are then placed on a webpage and displayed on a computer where you have no control of the settings. My computer here at work has twin displays. As hard as I have tried, there is a color and contrast difference between the two. Drives me nuts at times.
It isn't like this "unnamed party" is going into photoshop and erasing foldlines and defects. This is an image file, taken from the camera. You believe he is changing contrast and color saturation. I'm not so sure, and if your photographer is any sort of pro, he is doing it as well. You just believe your choices are more 'natural'. But I can guarantee you that what I see on my screen is not the same as you see on your screen for the same poster. So I am not seeing the real poster anyway. As hard as you try, I am sometimes surprised by what arrives. Usually the colors on the real are more vibrant than on your images, so some could say you mute yours.
Now, if you discuss including large images, there is no argument. Nobody includes images as large and detailed as yours. They are appreciated and I wish others did so. Again, that is a bandwidth and money issue though.
OK, this should probably be my last post on this as I suspect we are boring the members. Sorry folks, the engineer in me got tweaked.
