It was so obvious. Now we have a group of people speculating that N. Koreans can't be that stupid and this patently absurd move is some kind of coded message to interested parties outside N. Korea.
I don't know if it is true or not. I am more inclined to suspect that an order came down at the last minute to find Kim's photo and run them on media, for some reason. Media/propaganda folks had to look for photos not yet published from previous inspection tours, and in a state of hurry and panic, they found a bunch of photos without checking the problem with lush green in the background. But who know?
They sure were not taken in OCTOBER in North Korea considering the foliage in South Korea and Japan, THAT much is for sure!!!