Create-your-own NYC Air Force One flyover photo ... we did (NY Daily News)

NYDailyNews.com ^ | 4/29/2009 | Owen Moritz

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Memo to the White House: Not only was flying a Presidential jet for a photo-op Monday over downtown Manhattan in bad taste – it was unnecessary.

Anyone in the White House ever hear of Photoshop?

You'd think the administration would've been tech-savvy enough to realize the merits of the computer software program – what with its constant Internet spin doctoring and the President's notorious BlackBerry infatuation.

The cost of flying one of Obama's official planes – a pimped-out Boeing 747 – along with a F-16 jet over the city cost upwards of $300,000 in taxpayer dollars.

In comparison, the latest deluxe version of Adobe Photoshop "CS4 Extended" costs $999.

So the White House wanted shots of the presidential plane with the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Ground Zero? With some stock images, few minutes and a couple of clicks of a mouse, a White House staffer could've placed the jet in front of just about any New York landmark.

We should know. We did just that. [Ahem, see photos to the right.]

But we can't be the only ones with a flair for Photoshopping. Think you can do better? Be our guest.

Here's how:

1: Copy the Air Force one photo provided at the top of this story.

2: Graft it onto your favorite family snapshot or New York City photo.

3: Upload it directly to our Web site by clicking below in the "Your NewYork" section. Choose the category: Photoshop planes.

And finally, check back tomorrow to see the results.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

[angcat]

Save for later. This will be fun.

[a fool in paradise]

[al baby]

ping

[SonOfDarkSkies]

And don’t forget to email a copy to the White House, your Congressional representatives, and the DOD...

[ClearCase_guy]

A lot of people have asked -- "Okay, this was a photo op ... so where are the pictures???"

I'm hoping that the WH finally releases pictures of this very famous photo op -- and then Buckhead shows up and demonstrates that what the WH has released is just something they photoshopped. Which would raise very interesting questions about the real purpose of the fly-over.

[mnehring]

bfltr

[Thane_Banquo]

Memo to the White House: Not only was flying a Presidential jet for a photo-op Monday over downtown Manhattan in bad taste – it was unnecessary.

Especially considering that, you know, there was NO PHOTOGRAPHER ANYWHERE!

[wilco200]

Can someone please do a quickie with Heineken guy.

[rbosque]

Can you imagine the vitriol out of the mouths of the left had Bush done this?

[Netizen]

Found this. Too good to not post.

[dfwgator]

Can you imagine the vitriol out of the mouths of the left had Bush done this?

What do you mean, they probably think Bush did order it.

[Reagan69]

Where are the actual photos that the alleged photographer took during this event?

I say we’re being lied to. Something was goin on.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Can someone please do a quickie with Heineken guy.
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LOL! That would be epic. ‘Looter Dude’ has a couple of websites dedicated to him. ;-)

http://www.beerlooterdude.net/

[jwalburg]

Excellent

[ClearCase_guy]

Not enough people mention that, IMO. The pilot of the pursuit plane wasn't snapping pictures. There was no trailing helicopter snapping pictures. So, who was supposed to be taking pictures for this "photo op"? Someone on the ground? It seems to me that those would be pretty stupid pictures.

This is a bit like the birth certificate -- show us the pictures. Good, bad or indifferent, it would be nice to see the objects that you claim to have. As days go by and none of this comes out, you have to wonder: what's he hiding? Do they exist? Is this all a massive fraud?

[myaccount2009]

one of pres obama laughing?

[Loyolas Mattman]

I’d bet the house it was for the George Lucas movie about the “Red Tail” Tuskeegee Airmen.

They can’t say what it was for, because it would kill the movie and Hollywood’s multi-million dollar investment therein.

[T Minus Four]

[Islander7]

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Airforce one Pimp Ride

[penelopesire]

That would be awesome! Have him piloting the plane or something....LOL

[ClearCase_guy]

Taxpayers spent $300,000 so that the White House could give a photo op to one of the richest people in Hollywood? A master of CGI? You think so?

That would pretty much maximize the offensiveness of all of this.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

LOL!!! That is too good!

[spectre]

Movie photo shoot ping!

sw

[Loyolas Mattman]

IMDB lists the status of the movie as “Filming.”

That’s my hunch. A payback to Hollywood.

[penelopesire]

Where is that gif of all the Obama drones dropping into a hole in the ground? We should do one with that gif and AF1! I forgot to bookmark the gif last time I saw it on FR.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

White House ( Air force One ) Joy Ride Jamboree.....

White House Jamboree Joy Ride
Earth to the Mr. Irresponsible Obama White house ??? ... The tax payers should not pay for this irresponsible joy ride !!

[tet68]

The only thing I could think of was a photo of Obama
with the statue of liberty in view in the plane’s window.
That of course would mean he had to be aboard. Of course
they could have photoshopped him in later but then they
could have shopped the whole thing.

Did they shoot from the chase planes?
did they have photogs on the ground?
this whole thing stinks, and we need to investigate
this FULLY.

[CougarGA7]

I cant post a pic from work since I cant get to my photobucket account but I’ll post what I just made when I get home. Thanks for the idea.

[NCC-1701]

Avery useful and FAR less expensive tool Zer0.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

I got SO lucky back in March...

There I was, relaxing on the rear balcony of my apartment in the Minhang district of Shanghai, China getting some nice photos of the beautiful, sunny morning and WHAT SHOULD I SPOT but Air Force One coming in for a landing to Hongqiao Airport (about 10 km North of my place)! So I snapped a photo...

Then just two days later as I was down on East Nanjing Road doing a little shopping (needed a new beard trimmer) and looked up and caught Air Force One once again! Probably took off from Pudong Airport, and stayed low over the Bund and the wonderful English architecture there, to get some nice photo-ops.

Man, I should have bought a few lottery tickets that month...

[aruanan]

Before I even saw the caption, I thought, “That looks like somewhere in China.”

[DocRock]

[Lucky9teen]

[montyspython]

"Air Force 1... Bitch..."

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Good eye... Looks like no place else on Earth!

[the_devils_advocate_666]

Here's my submission:

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Wow! That’s great!

[Rebel_Ace]

I uploaded this, but I bet it is NOT approved:

[Netizen]

[Netizen]

That’s a little big, but really good! lol

[arasina]

Love it!

[Netizen]

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Great large or small...

[SonOfDarkSkies]

BTW, I didn't mess with your image, Rebel_Ace...just cut it in half with image size code.

Many kudos on your work! Powerful!

[Hyzenthlay]

LOL, I was inspired... found an old/foreign teaser poster for Independence Day, and did this.

[ErnBatavia]

I love these threads....

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Yeah...me too!

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Love your name...I still identify with Fiver (even though I am a hard-@ss!).