Size does matter

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On Tue, 11 May 2004 10:27:36 -0400, HECTOP wrote:

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HECTOP
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Why does it look like that plane was "photoshopped" in?

There is no shadow.


Why does it look like that plane was "photoshopped" in?

On Tue, 11 May 2004 16:36:31 +0000, Al wrote:

There is no shadow.


Why does it look like that plane was "photoshopped" in?

Ya, it was a rhetorical question. Aside from the fact that there is no
shadow, the other objects in the photo have fairly soft edges whereas the
plane has a harsh anti-aliased outline. To me, it jumps out as being fake
before you even notice the lack of shadow. In otherwords, the "crispness"
of the phane does not match that of other objects at the same distance.
There is also no motion blurr on the plane even though it obvious on the
cars.

Cheers!

Greg Copeland ) wrote:

Aside from the fact that there is no shadow,

Look again. There is a shadow, just at the crest of the road.

--
Peter

On Tue, 11 May 2004 12:57:13 -0400, Peter R. wrote:

Greg Copeland ) wrote:

Aside from the fact that there is no shadow,

Look again. There is a shadow, just at the crest of the road.

If that's the shadow to the plane, the angle doesn't appear to match any
others. All the other shadows would appear to place the sun directly
overhead. Which means, if what you're calling a shadow is supposed to be
coming from the plane, it was put in badly. Otherwise, we'd have to
simply call it an unidentified dark area in the picture. Furthermore,
look at where the shadow is cast under the wing.

"Greg Copeland" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 16:36:31 +0000, Al wrote:

There is no shadow.


Why does it look like that plane was "photoshopped" in?

Ya, it was a rhetorical question. Aside from the fact that there is no
shadow, the other objects in the photo have fairly soft edges whereas the
plane has a harsh anti-aliased outline. To me, it jumps out as being fake
before you even notice the lack of shadow. In otherwords, the "crispness"
of the phane does not match that of other objects at the same distance.
There is also no motion blurr on the plane even though it obvious on the
cars.

The shadows are there, and you don't get a motion blur on a target if you follow
it with your camera. An-124s are known to fly into BWI, and the picture seems
pretty consistent with the information the author provided. From what I can tell
(of course, to err is human), the picture was taken at Dorsey Rd, Glen Burnie,
MD (McPherson, Friendship Park), the Ruslan is landing 33L in the afternoon. The
METAR data for that time fit what you see on the picture pretty good. And if the
picture looks suspicious to you, you can always ask the author, the contact link
is right there next to the picture.

Cheers!

Dima

"Dima Volodin" wrote in message news:M39oc.30039$iy5.19659@okepread05...

The shadows are there, and you don't get a motion blur on a target if you follow
it with your camera.

If you pan the camera to eliminate blur for a moving object, then you expect to see blur
on stationary objects.

"Greg Copeland" wrote in message

In otherwords, the "crispness"
of the phane does not match that of other objects at the same distance.
There is also no motion blurr on the plane even though it obvious on the
cars.

Could it be because the photographer was tracking the plane? I noticed
there's a guy looking at what appears to be the plane in the lower right
corner, meaning somebody is looking at -something-. There is a noticeable
lack of brakelights and skidmarks from the cars to suggest that the driver
was distracted (or a pilot, and geeking completely out) by the airplane.

An airplane like that used to land at Moffett (it's an AN-134, I believe).
Spent several hours watching semis drive in through the tail and exit
through the nose. The plane is that big.

Al wrote:

There is no shadow.

Yes, there is. The fuselage shadow runs along the top of the crest of the road.
Shadows of the wings and tail extend into the green field behind the plane. From the
angle of the wing shadow on the side of the fuselage, the ground shadows are where
one would expect them to be.

George Patterson
If you don't tell lies, you never have to remember what you said.