Is this real...

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-04 01:03am

..and if so, what's the story behind it?

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-01-04 01:10am

Drewcifer wrote:..and if so, what's the story behind it?

The helicopter part is real. The shark is real.

However, both together is a fake; the shark was clonebrushed in.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-01-04 01:13am

Its a fake. There is a bigger version where you can see the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. You can sorta make it out now. Anyway, this picture was floating around where I live cause its a local scene.

I believe the helicopter is from the 129th Recon Wing CA ANG. I would not be surprised if someone from the unit made this.

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-04 01:13am

Fact or opinion?

It does look fake, but some real photos do. Just curious.

Edit: nevermind, you answered my question as I was posting it

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-01-04 01:18am

As for the helicopter during fleet week the ANG and/or the Coast Guard sometimes do practice rescue for local tv or people watching from the shore. I remember this paticular scene on one of our local channels. Shark not included of course.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-01-04 01:20am

Here's some more info:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/shark.htm

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-04 01:51am

Ah, I always forget about snopes.com

thank you gentlemen

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-01-04 02:21am

Cool website. I dont remember the link but there was a website that debunks fake celebrity nudes. That one was pretty cool too.

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-04 02:44am

It's something like "The Fake Detective". Not that anyone will believe me, but it's a good place to learn about photo manipulation tricks. Of course, the subject matter will help you study hard...

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-01-04 09:12am

That picture is was also the "Photo of the Year" for National Geographic.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... eyear.html

They have both original photos on their site plus the combination picture.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2003-01-06 12:15pm

The shark pic itself is very spectacular...not a sight you want to see ANYWHERE near your boat.

KG

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-01-06 12:19pm

Drewcifer wrote:..and if so, what's the story behind it?

That's so fake, it's laughable. A shark jumping for bait won't have it's nose pointed towards the meal. It's nose will be pointed up, mouth open, jaws hyperextended to take a big CHOMP! And there's going to be water flying everywhere, because that shark will be moving pretty damn fast to leap out of the water like that.

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-06 06:21pm

IG-88E wrote:That's so fake, it's laughable....

I was pretty sure it was a fake, but if it was real, I wanted to know the story behind it.

The lack of excessive splashing water bothered me too, but I didn't think of how far sharks open their mouths when taking in a snack. Good point.

Subnormal · Post by **Subnormal** » 2003-01-06 07:17pm

Are there even Great Whites in San Fransisco?

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-01-06 08:19pm

I just don't believe that you actually thought that could have been real.

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-01-06 08:56pm

Hey, I reserve the right to be a dumbass!!

Yeah, the more I think about it, it does seem pretty ridiculous that the picture could have been real.

Oh well, live and learn

PS

a Great White in the bay area would newsworthy in and of itself, much less if it chased a helicopter

Dodge · Post by **Dodge** » 2003-01-07 04:23pm

That's the trouble with image editors... often the final result is very well blended together. Only logic can show the "unbelievable" bit.

F'rinstance, I once saw a painting (when I was young) showing a sailing steam packet, and wondered that the smoke from the boiler was not billowing out behind the boat (where other pictures had put it). Someone told me that smoke blows with the wind, as does a sail. Obvious to me now, but I was fooled in those days.

At work, I spend quite a lot of time making silly images of co-workers etc, and if I say so myself, some of them are corkers. I would post some of them, but I must protect the innocent...

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-01-08 09:41am

Here's the break down of the images as they appear on National Geographic's website.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... eyear.html

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-01-08 02:01pm

Subnormal wrote:Are there even Great Whites in San Fransisco?

Great Whites can be found off the coast here. I dont believe they come inside the bay itself, which is where the picture was taken. There is usually 1-2 surfers who get mistaken for seals every year in Northern California and get bitten by a shark.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-01-08 04:53pm

The door is on the wrong side of the helo, therefore you can tell pretty clearly that it is a fake.

jodathalas · Post by **jodathalas** » 2003-01-08 09:55pm

Heh, it even looks fake just from looking at it. Take a look.

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