tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post8335335621526196119..comments2019-06-17T14:52:24.764-04:00Comments on Connections: More Sony FunninessGordon Haffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12792902759064826050noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-36419852547565952002007-11-18T09:15:00.000-05:002007-11-18T09:15:00.000-05:00Brian,One last observation. I overlaid the two pho...Brian,<BR/>One last observation. I overlaid the two photos using Photoshop. Although, as we've discussed the back half of the leopard and its surrounding environment look remarkably similar, you can see forward movement of the leopard's head and right front foot consistent with dust being kicked up and causing the baboon to leap backwards. I do agree that it's surprising this would all occur with so little change on the left side of the photo but the overall mechanics seem logically consistent with these being simply two different shots in a sequence rather than something else.Gordon Haffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792902759064826050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-18127619643559863212007-11-18T00:12:00.000-05:002007-11-18T00:12:00.000-05:00BTW, wrt halo. This is an old book and the printin...BTW, wrt halo. This is an old book and the printing technology is not the best. A lot of stuff appears surrounded by halos so I wouldn't read too much into that.However, as you note, The leopard in the two photographs is identical. We’re talking most subtle patterns in the dust identical. But you move to the front of the leopard’s paws and the baboon and there are clear differences. <BR/><BR/>This leads me, however reluctantly, towards the theory that one or the other of the photographs has been manipulated. However, I'm still hesitant to make that claim with any degree of certainty.Gordon Haffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792902759064826050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-43315382755471976962007-11-17T22:59:00.000-05:002007-11-17T22:59:00.000-05:00You raise an interesting point--although, as you s...You raise an interesting point--although, as you say, I'm not sure what to make of it. Earlier tonight, I was going over the two photos--one in the ad and one in The Best of Life--with a friend of mine and she made essentially the same comment. The leopard itself looks really identical between the two photos down to the patterns in the dust. The baboon is clearly different. I'm not sure how to reconcile those two observations.Gordon Haffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792902759064826050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-73842174832336534352007-11-17T19:34:00.000-05:002007-11-17T19:34:00.000-05:00What can I tell you, Gordon. The Life picture look...What can I tell you, Gordon. The Life picture looks retouched to me. I don't believe anything below the dust line in the Sony picture. Looking at the leopard, it looks identical to me. It is hard to see how in an action shot like this, the leopard could be identical and the baboon would have moved. The baboon's mouth looks constructed to me and there is a sort of halo around him. Of course, this is all just speculation and pretty much irrelevant to your original point. Wouldn't it be funny to expose a Life retouching after all these years though?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832314525455096075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-35354859921445293512007-11-17T09:32:00.000-05:002007-11-17T09:32:00.000-05:00Brian,It is hard to see without higher resolution ...Brian,<BR/><BR/>It is hard to see without higher resolution copies. The differences are somewhat subtle and, in fact, I initially attributed them to photographic retouching/processing. Perhaps I'll post the closeups on the baboon's head which, to my mind, makes it clear that they are two different shots.Gordon Haffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792902759064826050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11697802.post-8957958306598398962007-11-17T09:13:00.000-05:002007-11-17T09:13:00.000-05:00I don't have a copy of life, nor your "Best of Lif...I don't have a copy of life, nor your "Best of Life" for comparison, but I have to say that the image at gettyimages appears to be retouched to me. Perhaps the Sony copy is the original, raw image?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832314525455096075noreply@blogger.com