Create-your-own NYC Air Force One flyover photo ... we did (NY Daily News)

NYDailyNews.com ^ | 4/29/2009 | Owen Moritz

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Memo to the White House: Not only was flying a Presidential jet for a photo-op Monday over downtown Manhattan in bad taste – it was unnecessary.

Anyone in the White House ever hear of Photoshop?

You'd think the administration would've been tech-savvy enough to realize the merits of the computer software program – what with its constant Internet spin doctoring and the President's notorious BlackBerry infatuation.

The cost of flying one of Obama's official planes – a pimped-out Boeing 747 – along with a F-16 jet over the city cost upwards of $300,000 in taxpayer dollars.

In comparison, the latest deluxe version of Adobe Photoshop "CS4 Extended" costs $999.

So the White House wanted shots of the presidential plane with the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Ground Zero? With some stock images, few minutes and a couple of clicks of a mouse, a White House staffer could've placed the jet in front of just about any New York landmark.

We should know. We did just that. [Ahem, see photos to the right.]

But we can't be the only ones with a flair for Photoshopping. Think you can do better? Be our guest.

Here's how:

1: Copy the Air Force one photo provided at the top of this story.

2: Graft it onto your favorite family snapshot or New York City photo.

3: Upload it directly to our Web site by clicking below in the "Your NewYork" section. Choose the category: Photoshop planes.

And finally, check back tomorrow to see the results.

[Netizen]

[Netizen]

That’s a little big, but really good! lol

[arasina]

Love it!

[Netizen]

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Great large or small...

[SonOfDarkSkies]

BTW, I didn't mess with your image, Rebel_Ace...just cut it in half with image size code.

Many kudos on your work! Powerful!

[Hyzenthlay]

LOL, I was inspired... found an old/foreign teaser poster for Independence Day, and did this.

[ErnBatavia]

I love these threads....

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Yeah...me too!

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Love your name...I still identify with Fiver (even though I am a hard-@ss!).

[Delta 21]

Where is tourist guy?

[Netizen]

Wow there’s another thread over here

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240628/posts

[ErnBatavia]

I copy-n-paste all the good stuff and e-mail them around.......everybody thinks I'm a genius.

Little do they know....sigh. Here's my techno wall:

[TheConservativeParty]

I agree that the real reason for the fly over has not been given. It is no doubt, a very nefarious reason. Something very sinister. They will hide it from us if they can.

[The Louiswu]

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

[Lucky9teen]

By another Freeper...

[GOYAKLA]

Photoshopped!! Same angle to plane and noway you would have seen it coming. Nice/Great job though.

[Lucky9teen]