[Mind-numbed Robot]

There was some deception involved, not just changing the aesthetics of the photo. In the real photo he was tilting his head down to better hear the shorter woman. The magazine cover gives the impression he is alone and sadly gazing at the water while deep in thought. That is a pretty dramatic emotional shift.

[jra]

LOL...you know why his head was in a certain position?

It’s not just benign, it’s a notch below that.

[faucetman]

Also he may have been looking at the stuff laying on the beach. The photo-shopped cover is meant to make it look as if he is pondering the gravity of the disaster. Which he isn’t. They manipulated the photo to manipulate the public.

[Pollster1]

In the real photo he was tilting his head down to better hear the shorter woman.

Thanks for the clarification. I assumed that she was coaching Obama on his bow, training him for his next meeting with one of America's enemies.