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Either that or the photo is the product of some very poor work with photoshop. Note the lack of shadows.
I'll leave it to readers to judge the photo's authenticity. Those lamposts also seem out of place.
Hat tip- Robert Elgin at Marmot's Hole
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Comments (23)
He seems out of proportion ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Son Of The Godfather | November 3, 2008 11:16 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
He seems out of proportion in the photo... Kim's a small bugger, so unless his minions there are Liliputions, I say Photoshop.
1. Posted by Son Of The Godfather | November 3, 2008 11:16 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:16
2. Posted by Parthenon | November 3, 2008 11:21 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Faked. Unsurprising. I wonder how long they'll keep him alive with photoshop after he assumes room temperature.
2. Posted by Parthenon | November 3, 2008 11:21 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:21
3. Posted by mcg
| November 3, 2008 11:24 AM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
No shadows? The whole concrete platform is under a shadow.
3. Posted by mcg
| November 3, 2008 11:24 AM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:24
4. Posted by MU789 | November 3, 2008 11:29 AM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Does Obama cast a shadow? Aren't all Dear Leaders otherworldly figures?
If Obama loses will he be swept up into the heavens to find another world to grace with wonderfulness?
4. Posted by MU789 | November 3, 2008 11:29 AM |
Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:29
5. Posted by Scrapiron | November 3, 2008 11:33 AM | Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Kim like Hussein O is a god and only cast a shadow when he wants to.
5. Posted by Scrapiron | November 3, 2008 11:33 AM |
Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:33
6. Posted by Tracey | November 3, 2008 11:34 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Looks like the platform is under a diffused shadow like a tent or an awning with fill-flash. Fill-flash will give you that unnatural "pop" if overdone. The highlights on the shoes and glasses are all consistent from one direction as well.
6. Posted by Tracey | November 3, 2008 11:34 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:34
7. Posted by Eric | November 3, 2008 11:36 AM | Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Obama doesn't have a shadow. He creates shadows with His glowing aura as no light is bright enough to overcome Him.
7. Posted by Eric | November 3, 2008 11:36 AM |
Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:36
8. Posted by D-Hoggs | November 3, 2008 11:36 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I work with photoshop and photography for a living, and see nothing wrong here. The whole platform they are standing on is under shadow so they wouldn't be casting any of their own. And if you look to the left behind the other men you can see the manicured greens of athletic fields, which are referenced in the description, making the presence of all the lights not so odd. This is a stretch to say the least.
8. Posted by D-Hoggs | November 3, 2008 11:36 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:36
9. Posted by brainy435 | November 3, 2008 11:42 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
I just want to know why Kim's picking that guys nose.
9. Posted by brainy435 | November 3, 2008 11:42 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:42
10. Posted by Brian L. | November 3, 2008 11:50 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
D-Hoggs,
You definitely have a point, but I still don't think the lighting on the figures matches that on the ground (even for a fill flash). Check out the slight shadow beneath the 2nd black-outfit official from the right, which looks to be running towards the southeast, and that underneath Kim Jong-Il, which appears to be moving NORTH-east. It doesn't add up, imho.
I'm a rookie, of course, so don't take my word for it alone. Know of any good PS filters that will emphasize the lighting so we can get a better feel for it?
(Bill J, I had this story yesterday! Why the no linky? :) )
Respectfully yours,
Brian/snapped shot
10. Posted by Brian L. | November 3, 2008 11:50 AM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 11:50
11. Posted by D-Hoggs | November 3, 2008 12:06 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Brian I see what you're saying, I still just don't see anything odd. In my opinion, the sun is high in the sky, when the sun is high up like that, you will cast a shadow in several directions, and we don't know what is up above them that is keeping them all in a shadow either. Anyway, in my opinion, from working with just this kind of thing on a daily basis, I'm just not seeing it. That coupled with the fact that it's such a mundane photo to begin with makes it a stretch in my book. The "outline" around all the men that may make it seem like they are floating off the page a bit, is pretty run of the mill with a shot like that where they are all in a shadow, wearing black, and it is very bright behind them...even more so when the photographer most likely adjusts the levels of the photo.
11. Posted by D-Hoggs | November 3, 2008 12:06 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 12:06
12. Posted by ODA315 | November 3, 2008 12:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Are those Maui Jim's?
12. Posted by ODA315 | November 3, 2008 12:08 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 12:08
13. Posted by Brian L. | November 3, 2008 12:15 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Thanks for the insight, D. Guess that's why I left it as a question yesterday.. :)
Regards,
Brian
13. Posted by Brian L. | November 3, 2008 12:15 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 12:15
14. Posted by D-Hoggs | November 3, 2008 12:32 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Hey, I could be wrong! But like I said, just my opinion, I don't see anything fishy. And the light posts, as mentioned before, it's an athletics complex. I seriously doubt some photos hopper would say, "you know what this needs...some random ass light posts!" I mean there would just be no need for it and a waste of time to add them in. Just don't think it would happen. They wouldn't serve any purpose for the supposed narrative of proving he's alive.
14. Posted by D-Hoggs | November 3, 2008 12:32 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 12:32
15. Posted by Mac Lorry | November 3, 2008 12:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Using a photo analysis tool, which has been taken off the market, it appears the shadows are consistent within the context of the photo. However, Kim is wearing striped pants and only the official at the far end (with Kim's finger up his nose) is wearing black. Looking at the dynamic range of the red, green, and blue colors, I would say the photo was originally taken on film and then converted to digital format. The dynamic range of film is greater than can be represented by the commonly used "True Color" standard for digital photos, which is why the apparent underexposure of the subjects (pun intended).
15. Posted by Mac Lorry | November 3, 2008 12:38 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 12:38
16. Posted by Imhotep | November 3, 2008 12:39 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
It must be fake, because we all know there is NO ELECTRICITY in North Korea at night to power those lamp posts!
LOL
16. Posted by Imhotep | November 3, 2008 12:39 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 12:39
17. Posted by PC14 | November 3, 2008 1:47 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Kim Jong-il has super powers. I'm sure you remember the time we were told he had 11 holes in one the very first time he played golf.
17. Posted by PC14 | November 3, 2008 1:47 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 13:47
18. Posted by ptg | November 3, 2008 6:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This is a recent, un-photoshopped photo of Kim Jong Il. I was able to detect the subtle alterations by comparing it to the altered version released to the press by the North Korean propaganda weasels.
Cop a laugh. Maybe he's dead.
18. Posted by ptg | November 3, 2008 6:42 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 18:42
19. Posted by ptg | November 3, 2008 6:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This is a recent, un-photoshopped photo of Kim Jong Il. I was able to detect the subtle alterations by comparing it to the altered version released to the press by the North Korean propaganda weasels.
Cop a laugh.
19. Posted by ptg | November 3, 2008 6:43 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 3, 2008 18:43
20. Posted by mcgeek | November 3, 2008 10:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I work in Photoshop all day everyday. This is a composite. No shadows a the feet (Shot in shadow, full sunlite, flash, no flash) they all would have cast some kind of shadow. No dept of field....Background to foreground is in perfect razor sharp focus. Overall kinda cheesy. I wouldn't give the person who did this a job.
20. Posted by mcgeek | November 3, 2008 10:06 PM |
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Posted on November 3, 2008 22:06
21. Posted by Jer | November 3, 2008 10:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I don't know if his glasses are Maui Jim's or not, but with nothing else casting a shadow where they are standing how does the frame of his glasses cast a shadow. You can see it following the contour of his face.
21. Posted by Jer | November 3, 2008 10:20 PM |
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Posted on November 3, 2008 22:20
22. Posted by D-Hoggs | November 4, 2008 11:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Seriously mcgeek? They are in the shade, there would not necessarily be any shadows cast, whether it is some kind of eave overhang or clouds above them.
22. Posted by D-Hoggs | November 4, 2008 11:28 AM |
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Posted on November 4, 2008 11:28
23. Posted by mcgeek | November 4, 2008 11:56 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
All of the people in the shot are what I call floaters. Shadows anchor people and object to a surface. Solid objects block light--it is that simple, even if it ambient light. If I were to take a guess lighting for the shot comes from behind the camera. (Highlights in the clothes). They should a be casting strong shadows in that case.
23. Posted by mcgeek | November 4, 2008 11:56 AM |
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Posted on November 4, 2008 11:56