While I don't particularly care for the photo in question, I think folks are taking "The faithful representation of what you saw at the time of the shot being taken must be maintained" far too literally.

If you want to get super literal, nobody sees anything through the lens of an SLR at the precise moment a picture is made because the mirror is up and in the way of the viewfinder.

I believe the rule is in place to prevent images being tampered with and not in order to prevent the use of a remote camera.


All that said, I don't like the photo much at all, but then I'm not a judge ;)