Re: Biggest Buck Ever?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 40gr Yote Pill</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Silver_Bullet_00</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Tell me what you think about this picture which was posted on a facebook hunting page.
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Photoshop 101:
Anters cast shadow on tree from left to right. The pine branch over the back of the deer casts no shadow. Neither does the sticks or tall vegitation at the deer's belly onto the deer itself. The deer's head would have casted a solid shadow on the hunter's leg, not a small blotch to the right of the eye. If you look at the shadows of the antlers on the tree, it casts only the G2 and G4 and would indicate that the pic was taken to the farther left of the frame, not directly infront as the pic leads you to believe. </div></div>
A few flaws in your "Photoshop 101" theory.
Antlers cast shadows from left to right because the flash is going outward in all directions from a position about 4' off the ground and almost inline with the back leg.
The light going the direction of the tree will cast a shadow MUCH faurther to the right, than anything directly in front of the flash.
The reason the shadows of the G2 and G4 of the right beam are more visible is because that side of the head is farther from the tree, giving the shadow more offset. The left side antler has a shadow as well, but it's not offset as much because it's closer to the tree.
The head is almost resting on the mans shoe, and so the shadow would be almost nonexistent.
Same with the pine branches on his butt. I can CLEARLY see the shadows behind the tree branches, but the only one that's obvious, is the one at the top, which would suggest that the majority of those branches are almost resting on his body.
Same with the small pieces of grass in front, I can see those shadows as well, but from the direction the light is going...they would be below and directly behind the actual blade of grass itself, with a VERY minor offset.
I've been faking pictures like this for more than 12 years, some better than others and some that have won awards.
I'm not saying 100% that this is legit, but I see no reason for a company with that many big dear to fake this picture.
I'd give it a 99% chance of being the real deal. I have no doubt that it's been touched up but complete alteration is unlikely.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 40gr Yote Pill</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When I put this pic into my photo imaging software, the pixelation around the hunter, deer and those pixels everywhere else are diffent. </div></div>
WHERE?
Here is the junction of the hunter's side and the deer's back.
Here is the area where the antlers intersect the hunters arm, the tree and the grass in the far background.
All pixels appear to be equally blurry at 5x magnification and no part is over pixelated compared to the rest of the image.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 40gr Yote Pill</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't care what someone has on their website, anything can be photoshopped to make a quick buck or draw in possible customers</div></div>
You're right about that, but a good photographer can make an animal "look" much bigger without any photoshopping too. It's all about the angles.