slick95 Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1265696&size=L One of my new favorite pictures! SLICK Link to post Share on other sites
Expat Tomcat Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 OOOooh cool pic. Thats ALOT of grief coming someones way. Link to post Share on other sites
Midnight Storm Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Hey I remember seeing that photo before. Sept larger and with out the stupid airliners.net wash. If only I had right clicked and saved it. Ugh! Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Nice picture ... when did A.net start putting the watermarks on the images ? Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
Zmey Smirnoff Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Nice picture ... when did A.net start putting the watermarks on the images ?Gregg years ago? just not on all of the pics. Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Ah, thanks Zmey, first one I've noticed ... Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 When you upload a picture, you can select whether or not you want a water mark on it, and how apparent it should be. So...all the water marks are added by the person who uploaded the picture. SLICK Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 That's a heck of a picture! Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Wow, a fantastic pic! Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 That's a terrific find Slick, thanks for posting it up. On a nerdy, modeller tack, what's with the different canopy colours on the Raptors? I guess it's to do with the coating but why are n't they the same? Also, the reflections on the Nighthawk canopies are different colours too. There's alot of great detail for us modellers on this sort of piccie. Link to post Share on other sites
raptor22 Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 (edited) is it me or does that picture looked 'shopped?.... maybe it's just me... Edited September 15, 2007 by raptor22 Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 slick95..... This is a REAL COOL PIC.... AWESOME looking Firepower gathered here then... Thanks for posting... Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 (edited) It looks shopped to me as well. There are just some subtle things on it that scream Photoshop for some reason (such as all four F-117s being in EXACTLY the same bank angle and viewed exactly the same way by the camera and the two Raptors doing the same thing). Some changes were made to the canopies and some of the small markings to make them look different, but the planes look too much the same for this to be natural. You will also note that none of the planes are casting shadows on one another either. As close as they are, there should be a shadow on being cast on at least a part of one plane by another if this is a real picture. Edited September 15, 2007 by Jay Chladek Link to post Share on other sites
Zmey Smirnoff Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Personally I dont think its shopped. 1. a.net guys are REALLY good at rejecting PSed photos. 2. planes are sufficiently different from each other 3. Most importantly, this kind of formation is very American thing to do. They'll stack everything they got: planes, ships, ship'n'planes and sailors on deck to make a cool picture. Z. Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Cool shot! But... It certainly looks like it would be PSed. That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the photo. Just wouldn't dare to say it until after someone else had pointed it out... I know Airliners.net has rather strict quality control on photos, so that's why it could be real too. Link to post Share on other sites
Midnight Storm Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 With the lack of sun and angle the F-117s are at there would be no shadows. The F-22 stopped getting the gold tinted canopies after frame 20. Link to post Share on other sites
Zmey Smirnoff Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 . That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the photo. Just wouldn't dare to say it until after someone else had pointed it out... C'mon now! Thats not very janman-like. --------------------- "The F-22 stopped getting the gold tinted canopies after frame 20." Do you know why? Z. Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 :blink: :o C'mon now! Thats not very janman-like.--------------------- I know, Zmey! :blink: But I also know that you know what I mean... Link to post Share on other sites
Trigger Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 (edited) is it me or does that picture looked 'shopped?.... maybe it's just me... :blink: Ming - I thought that at first too and I had to look carefully at the aircraft; the panel lines on the Stinkbugs in particular. And the photographer has other shots of Raptors (01) (02) and Stinkbugs allegedly shot that same day that aren't questionable as to if they're Photoshopped (btw - did you heard where Adobe wants us to stop using that as a verb? Yeah, right. BTW - CS3 is going to rock! We had a rep from Adobe in town last weekend giving us the rundown on what's new and I'm going to start saving up to buy it.). It's possible that it could be a composite of several photos, but you probably know how hard it can be to find four such individual shots that are at the same angle, perspective and lighting. Edited September 15, 2007 by Trigger Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Filak Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 There are a number of points of comparison in this photo to give it credibility. First, you can see differences in the camo pattern on both Raptors, as well as the difference in tint on the canopies (probably just the way the light is hitting them, as I would assume that the canopy tint on all Raptors is the same or very similar. Then, if you look back at the -117s, you can see not only differences in the panel lines, but also the differences in refraction (color changes) on the canopies and FLIR windows. There are lots of other clues in the photos, but these are just the main ones. Not saying that it's completely out of the realm of possibility, but I tend to doubt that it's a fake. If it is a Photoshop job, someone obviously went to a lot of time and trouble to carry it off. Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Ho boy ... Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 ... allegedly shot that same day that aren't questionable as to if they're Photoshopped (btw - did you heard where Adobe wants us to stop using that as a verb? Yeah, right. What was that Grant ? I was just making a "xerox' of the picture ... :blink: Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Filak Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Gregg, Xerox has also complained, and from now on, they would like everyone to use the term 'mimeograph'. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Link to post Share on other sites
Trigger Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Sorry Gregg, I couldn't hear you. My Walkman was turned up too loud. Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 noted and filed Steve ... :D That's funny Grant, I was just listening to my non-I am a spammer....please report this post. ... :lol: Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
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