10/22/2026
**Dear Facebook Bot,
In September 2026, I was in Iceland. While there, my group drove to this church, Hofskirkja, for sunset. As the sun went down, I stood outside of the churchyard to take a photograph. I set my camera & tripod up, adjusted the settings, and pressed the shutter to capture a photo of the sunset with Hofskirkja in the foreground. In fact I took several photographs. Because the light is constantly changing and you never know which shot will be *the* one yada yada yada.
I then uploaded the photos from my digital camera card to my computer. I found one that I liked and brought out the highlights, colors, and adjusted the exposure a bit. I added a touch of sharpening. Accented the highlights and shadows (technical term: dodging and burning).
Then I used Photoshop to create an image showing how the final print might look on a wall, with furniture to show size in relation to other objects. It is entirely possible that the room images I used were created with AI. BUT THAT IS ALL.
I was at the location, camera in hand, adjusting camera settings, and manually taking the picture. And you feel it necessary to mark my work as AI content.
Well done, Facebook, well done. Let's not use actual people to detect possibly fake images, just trust a bot because it couldn't possibly get it wrong, could it?
Sincerely, Disgusted Photographer
End of rant**
I tore myself away from the Northern Lights to work on something else. Hofskirkja is the last turf church built in Iceland (1884) and is easily reached on the Southern Coast of Iceland. I visited at sunset and wasn't disappointed! This is an active church, still holding services for local residents. How gorgeous is this place?!
