For the record this isn't the most serious thread I have ever posted. I am not pissed, more like incredulous at the fraudulent activity.

But the worst part is that he mentioned a lake we go to to fish that nobody goes to. Holy crap! The first rule of fishing is you do not talk about hotspots.

Now go kick his ass. Camping/fishing/hunting spots are never to be shared without group consent.

Look at what Ansel Adams did with his filters and dodging/burning in the darkroom. Using his Red #25a or a Polarizer and hands back in the days of film did the same thing that your friend does. Letting the camera make the call on the correct exposure in my mind is cheating. For my 35mm digital system, I don't shoot with any filters on my lenses, and the only Lightroom preset I use from time to time is Direct Positive. Being old school, I'm not a fan of overly editing images, because if I can't get it right in-camera at time of exposure, it's not worth the image.