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Down the Rabbit Hole ( More NY Times Photo fauxtography ? )
Little Green Footballs ^ | August 09, 2006

Posted on 08/09/2006 4:17:50 PM PDT by george76

this New York Times photograph of a crowd of Lebanese refugees:

This is probably nothing.

If it’s photo manipulation, it’s certainly an incredibly mundane example, and I can’t think of a reason why anyone would do it.

I’m tossing this to the lizardoid community for comment from the other photoshop geeks out there, without rendering any judgment yet.

In other words, I am not saying this is a definite fake; I know we’ve got quite a few experts at digital manipulation among our readers, and I’m sincerely asking for their opinions.

But look at the image of the man in the lower right corner; the more I examine it, the more it resembles a man’s head crudely pasted onto the body of a woman. Note the scarf under his chin, the outlines of something else at the right of his head, and more artifacts at the top and left of his head.

And note the rest of the clothing, which resembles the other women’s clothing much more than the men’s. The lighting of his face seems off, as well.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Israel; War on Terror
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To: george76
Image hosted by Photobucket.com where the hits.... keep right on coming!!!
61 posted on 08/09/2006 5:43:17 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: PistolPaknMama

LOL.

" the roast duck with the mango salsa?"



62 posted on 08/09/2006 5:47:13 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Chode


63 posted on 08/09/2006 5:50:58 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: muawiyah; 6SJ7

I'm not sure it's the same lady, but I wouldn't be at all surprised.


64 posted on 08/09/2006 5:57:03 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh
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To: mo
I'm afraid this is an attempt to paint Israel as an agressor toward Blacks....specifically ...Afro-Americans??!!

It was one of the Pali "leaders" that was quoted a while back, as saying he could not understand why all African-Americans did not support the Palestinian cause.

This may be follow up on that take.

As to the picture, I want to know why the blue robe on the person behind him is draped over his right shoulder?!

65 posted on 08/09/2006 6:00:29 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
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To: george76

Uh, something aint right there.


66 posted on 08/09/2006 6:12:55 PM PDT by Texas_Jarhead (Doing the jobs Americans won't do? Guess you haven't seen "Dirty Jobs")
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To: Raycpa
Fire which will emanate from one side of Aden and drive the people to Hasr.

That last one would easy enough to arrange....

67 posted on 08/09/2006 6:15:39 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
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To: Texas_Jarhead

Yea, it is called the liberals at the NY Slimes, Reuters, WPO, TRB...who deserve to be....


68 posted on 08/09/2006 6:29:44 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76
Image hosted by Photobucket.com the head is MUCH larger in proportion to the rest of the crowds heads...
69 posted on 08/09/2006 6:33:05 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: All
I can't believe I got all the way to the end of this thread w/o seeing looter guy substituted for the man in question...
70 posted on 08/09/2006 6:36:14 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Hey, look man, I didn't mean to shoot the son of a b!tch. The gun went off. I don't know why.)
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To: Chode

Why would the NY Slimes do this ?

What do they gain by photoshopping this piece of nothing ?

I am amazed.


71 posted on 08/09/2006 6:37:00 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Ready4Freddy

We are getting older.

There is the tourist guy.

Does that count ?


72 posted on 08/09/2006 6:38:51 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76
LOL, I was encouraged by the appearance of tourist guy. Maybe some jokes get old, even here... ;>)
73 posted on 08/09/2006 6:41:56 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Hey, look man, I didn't mean to shoot the son of a b!tch. The gun went off. I don't know why.)
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To: Ready4Freddy

Not sure if it is a joke, but some of us are getting older.

I can not remember which ones....


74 posted on 08/09/2006 6:54:09 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

Look at the back of the guy's head. There's a brown piece of something sticking out that has no relation to anything else back there.


75 posted on 08/09/2006 7:34:34 PM PDT by From many - one.
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To: george76
Image hosted by Photobucket.com like SlickWillie said, Because they can, or should i say COULD... BUT NOT ANY MORE!!!
76 posted on 08/09/2006 7:56:25 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: george76

The cartoonist thought he was insulting Bolton. I say, GO BOLTON, GO.


77 posted on 08/09/2006 8:30:59 PM PDT by JewishRighter
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To: JewishRighter

I like the old , grumpy Bolton better.


78 posted on 08/09/2006 8:32:54 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

I totally agree, but the cartoon suggests he's just shaved off one layer of grumpy and still goin' strong.


79 posted on 08/09/2006 8:37:06 PM PDT by JewishRighter
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To: george76

Looks like it could be fake (much more than the shot of the guy firing near some kids).

Why doctor that image?

Who knows.

The Soviets routinely would paint people in and out of shots. Sometimes because they fell out of favor with the powers that be. Sometimes because their mere presence made fearless leader look like he couldn't do a task by himself.

The Soviets got so used to doctoring images, it was not uncommon to see 3 or 4 variations on the image with some other detail changed each time it saw print.

Photo doctoring can become a craft and an addiction to itself.

Let the mainstream media hunt for these kinds of image.

Only raise the red flag on those that are staged or manipulated for the purpose of yellow journalism and propaganda.


80 posted on 08/09/2006 8:57:45 PM PDT by weegee (Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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