Also: Just watch what happens when you argue with an ibex.
View full sizeThe altered BP helicopter photo.
View full sizeThe original BP helicopter photo.From The Washington Post:
The Gawker Web site said it received a tip about a BP photo taken from inside a helicopter, that shows a panorama of vessels working on the sea surface near the damaged well. The view through the windows makes it appear as though the helicopter is in the air.» Read the full story: More doctored BP photos come to light [The Washington Post]
But the astute tipster noticed a small glimpse of a control tower in a corner of the photograph. A poor Photoshop job left some white space around the shoulder of one of the pilots next to a patch of sea that was a brighter shade of blue than other parts of the gulf. In addition, zooming in on the helicopter's gauges reveals that the helicopter is not in the air at all; the dashboard indicates that the door and ramp are open and the parking brake engaged, Gawker noted. The pilot appears to be holding a pre-flight checklist. ...
The helicopter photo is the third doctored BP image outed by bloggers this week.
» More altered images from BP's Flickr site
» BP's Photoshopped 'Command Center' picture [Gawker]
» BP photoshops fake photo of crisis command center, posts on main BP site [AmericaBlog]
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