1. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

1 in a million Iraqi War Photo

Discussion in '2003 Archive' started by pinoybaptist, Dec 3, 2003.

  1. pinoybaptist

    pinoybaptist Active Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Mar 17, 2002
    Messages:
    8,136
    Likes Received:
    3
    Faith:
    Baptist
    US troops still facing very stiff opposition in Iraq. [Snipped by moderator Major B. Photo inappropriate for this board.]

    [ December 03, 2003, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: Major B ]
     
  2. pinoybaptist

    pinoybaptist Active Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Mar 17, 2002
    Messages:
    8,136
    Likes Received:
    3
    Faith:
    Baptist
     
  3. Abiyah

    Abiyah <img src =/abiyah.gif>

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2002
    Messages:
    5,194
    Likes Received:
    0
    Wow. Incrdible photograph. Brings lots of ques-
    tions to mind.

    I do not intend a damper on this hoto, for real or not,
    it has a poignant and true message, but I wonder
    where the child's shadow is. The soldier has a
    definite shadow, but i cannot see one for the child
    on the photo, as it shows on my screen. I could
    easily reproduce this photo, adding the child and
    the child's activity, but I would have added an
    appropriate shadow -- just a bit of one at the
    child's feet. I would have also added some
    splatter from the soldier's helmet. The child's feet
    appear to be in the wrong position, and there does
    not seem to be any logic behind the orange lines
    that appear near the child's head, extending out-
    ward into the black shadow of the doorway.

    It is odd, too, how theee is a straight line of brick
    going up the wall behind the child, when no such
    line appears anywhere else on the building; -- the
    rest are definitely staggered. Also, the crack in
    the threshold is definite and strong but disappears
    then reappears at the arc of the child's actvity.

    [ December 03, 2003, 08:19 AM: Message edited by: Abiyah ]
     
  4. Abiyah

    Abiyah <img src =/abiyah.gif>

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2002
    Messages:
    5,194
    Likes Received:
    0
    I recently used a photograph of my first husband
    as a little boy, standing at a campfire with his big
    brother and added a "twin" of my first husband.
    It was easily done, expecially for a first-timer.
    I changed the "twin" so that he was a tiny bit
    slimmer, put a little campfire soot on his shirt,
    added shoes where the shoes on my husband
    were cut off by the photo frame, and stood him
    back a bit. I added a shadow under him and
    changed some of the folds in the fabric of his
    pants. I changed his hotdog-roasting-stick so
    that it pointed down the middle, toward the fire.
    Making two of these; on one, I added a convincing
    black cowboy hat like those worn by boys of the
    time.

    In doing such a thing, shadows and background
    are all-important, in order to make a convincing
    "photo." However, as a first-timer, I did it well
    enough that my son, the "eagle-eyed" critic was
    stunned. I have gone from there to repairing
    damaged photos, removing mildew, scratches,
    and tears.

    Bottom line: I think the photo has a very signifi-
    cant message, but I think it is a fake. How many
    other fakes will we be shown, how many will we
    believe. Computers are wonderful, and a little
    bit of imagination and careful manipulation will
    surely convince us of the reality of something
    unreal.
     
  5. Glory Bound

    Glory Bound New Member

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2001
    Messages:
    354
    Likes Received:
    0
    I agree with Abiyah's extensive analysis - the photo is a fake. It even seems that the direction of lighting is different for the boy and the soldier.

    This is a political statement. It's no different that the popular cartoon character of a little boy doing the same thing on whatever the person displaying the cartoon dislikes.

    I think it's shameful to circulate such disrespect for our troops in this manner. It disturbs me.
     
  6. NaasPreacher (C4K)

    NaasPreacher (C4K) Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2003
    Messages:
    26,806
    Likes Received:
    80
    fakes are WAY 2 easy. I recently took a photo of my wife and I in front of the Arch de Triumphe and put us in fron of Windsor Castle - looks good too!
     
  7. blackbird

    blackbird Active Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2002
    Messages:
    11,898
    Likes Received:
    4
    The photo is a fluke---what in the world is the trooper doing---fixin' to open fire and a little boy is there----the trooper should clear the area first---besides---

    the combat gear is more along the line of British and not standard GI gear! The weapon is not standard US M-16 or M-4 Carbine! Looks like British!!!

    That's what burns me up about media being invited into combat zones!!
     
  8. Dr. Bob

    Dr. Bob Administrator
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2000
    Messages:
    30,285
    Likes Received:
    507
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Have received a number of emails about this already today, so think it wise to shut this down. Picture is a fake and crude. No place here.
     
Loading...