"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