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Reuters Doctoring Photos from Beirut? [photo inside]
Little Green Footballs ^ | 8-5-2006

Posted on 08/05/2006 3:52:31 PM PDT by Hadean

OK, now things are getting weird.

This Reuters photograph shows blatant evidence of manipulation. Notice the repeating patterns in the smoke; this is almost certainly caused by using the Photoshop “clone” tool to add more smoke to the image. (Hat tip: Mike.)

It’s so incredibly obvious, it reminds me of the faked CBS memos. Smoke simply does not contain repeating symmetrical patterns like this, and you can see the repetition in both plumes of smoke. There’s really no question about it.

Smoke billows from burning buildings destroyed during an overnight Israeli air raid on Beirut’s suburbs August 5, 2006. Many buildings were flattened during the attack. REUTERS/Adnan Hajj


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; adnanhajj; alreuters; beirut; enemedia; fakeisnotaccurate; fakephotos; fauxtography; lgf; nuketheleft; pajamahadeen; photoshopfordummies; reuters
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To: metmom
LOL! I actually called my Wife in to take a look at the pic from the Reuters website. Before I could finish asking her, "Now, what's wrong with---"
She exclaimed, "THAT'S PHOTOSHOPPED!!"
I almost died laughing!
241 posted on 08/05/2006 7:12:14 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Whenever I look at a Google Earth image all I get is something at least 3 years old?


242 posted on 08/05/2006 7:12:21 PM PDT by TruthWillWin
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
What's the point in faking? We all know of the bombings for crying out loud!

Exaggeration. Plain and simple.

244 posted on 08/05/2006 7:13:50 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: Blogger
Agreed. I use clone a lot. It has been manipulated.

What news source do you work for???

245 posted on 08/05/2006 7:13:52 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: TruthWillWin

Yeah, thats why is it going to be tough to match the buildings up with what you are seeing on current photos.


246 posted on 08/05/2006 7:14:02 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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To: Blogger

And that one is so staged it's hard to decide where to begin criticizing it. I guess the first would be how they're both looking up towards someone for directions on what to do next for the picture. Looking up at the cameras to pull a body out of the rubble? I don't think so.


247 posted on 08/05/2006 7:15:31 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Hadean
I can Photoshop better than that.


248 posted on 08/05/2006 7:15:49 PM PDT by Alouette (Psalms of the Day: 60-65)
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To: mvpel; All

We need to do a search on all of the enemedia's sites, find out which ones are running this fake pic, screenshot it and save for posting on this thread. I haven't found it on CBS or ABC, but it's still a bit early.


249 posted on 08/05/2006 7:15:53 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: humblegunner

LOL!!!!!!!!!! Might as well drink free beer huh???


250 posted on 08/05/2006 7:16:05 PM PDT by Fawn (BUILD A LONG TALL WALL)
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To: StoneGiant
There is no photochopping in this picture!

Sure there is...You removed one of the guy's fingers...

251 posted on 08/05/2006 7:16:14 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: RandallFlagg

Is the photo still up on Reuters website? I could not find it. Perhaps I missed it or has it been pulled?


252 posted on 08/05/2006 7:16:27 PM PDT by TruthWillWin
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To: Iscool

None. If I did, I wouldn't be using Clone a lot.


253 posted on 08/05/2006 7:16:31 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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To: humblegunner
Ahh yes.. this explains all that smoke.. :)


254 posted on 08/05/2006 7:17:59 PM PDT by eXe (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Kieri
Even a picture isn't worth a thousand words anymore, especially if its from the MSM.

HA! Consider the source! What is a thousand words from the MSM worth anyway?

255 posted on 08/05/2006 7:17:59 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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Sarcasm?


256 posted on 08/05/2006 7:18:26 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Enchante

Thanks for the ping!!


257 posted on 08/05/2006 7:18:30 PM PDT by Txsleuth ((((((((ISRAEL)))))))))
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To: WKB

More photoshopping but not as good as teh ones you sent me.


258 posted on 08/05/2006 7:19:12 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: TruthWillWin

Was there a few minutes ago. Look under the photographer's name.


259 posted on 08/05/2006 7:19:40 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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To: TruthWillWin

Was there a few minutes ago. Look under the photographer's name. (on Yahoo)


260 posted on 08/05/2006 7:19:50 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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