[JZoback]

Very interesting

I would assume a lightning bolt could hit something moving at 12,500 MPH at 200,000 feet up ???

[bewildered]

Very interesting. I wonder why this news isn't covered by Fox or something.

[Rain-maker]

Where's the pic?

Purples and yellow tinges have been known to be caused by devloping and processing. I would not put any assumptions into it without seeing it, and have experts look at the negatives.

Otherwise it's worse than "three headed alien baby attacks Sweden" picture, considering no one has even seen it.

[Timesink]

Hmmm. A digital picture, and one he's willing to let a reporter look at, but not print.

I'll believe it when a) I see it, and b) Kodak takes a look at it and certifies it as being legit and not a Photoshop job.

[Rain-maker]

Is this going to be like that Israeli media picture of a damaged shuttle wing, that turned out to be a picture of the cargo bay?

Purple Fringing (Chromatic Aberrations) Nikon Coolpix Models

Good news, it looks as though the engineers at Nikon have finally got on top of the purple fringing problem. Some previous Coolpix models suffered from purple fringing (to differing degrees), the 4500 exhibits only the slightest hint of a fringe (nothing you would normally see). We have no way of knowing if this improvement has been made in the lens, coatings or software but sufficient to say it's a considerable step forward.

 

 

Artifacts and Highlights
For discerning photophiles, a new concern appeared with the release of the 2-megapixel generation of cameras: Those units, as well as the 2.5-and 3.3-megapixel products that followed, have had troubles with chromatic aberration -- purple fringe artifacts that show up in areas of extreme contrast. Though not always a problem in everyday snapshots, in outdoor shooting chromatic aberrations can be very distracting.

In our tests, both cameras produced chromatic aberrations similar to other cameras in their class, but neither camera seemed markedly worse than the other.

For most shooting situations, you probably won't notice a great deal of chromatic artifacts and fringes. Bright highlight areas -- such as backlit building or trees, or highlights off of highly reflective surfaces -- may show some purple or blue blooms. Unfortunately, it appears that for the time being, that's simply the case with this class of digital camera.

[Skooz]

It's too early in the morning for this. I thought the title read: Mysterious purple steak is shown hitting Canada.

[Jarhead_22]

See? The same CFR/Bilderberger/Trilateralists that shot down TWA 800 got Columbia too!

And they said I was paranoid...[/LSD]

[thefoyboy]

Maybe it was HAARP.....hmmmmmm

[jerod]

Tin-foil hat alert!

[Spirited]

Thank you so much for this follow-up post. I have been seriously wondering what happened to this man, what he saw and what he said.

I figure he has seen the last of his camera, the photograph and silence will result.

[kassie]

Very interesting. Hope we will be able to know the outcome of the investigation.

[cynicom]

Rightly or wrongly, it will be explained away, as a hoax, bad camera with light infiltration, bad film, inept operator, maybe even space dust, experts always have a logical explanation.

[F16Fighter]

Next thing we'll find out is that someone somewhere has snapped a picure with a telescopic lens that suggests Dr. Smith ('Lost In Space') was onboard the Columbia as well.

[b4its2late]

Don't know about this picture, but I heard today they think that possibly the shuttle hit some space junk possibly too. There's alot of it floating around up there.

[windcliff]

ping

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I keep hearing about this story. Where is the damn picture?

[yonif]

interesting...

[Objective Reality]

hm... And here I was just about to post a pool / poll for how long it would be before the DU morons start speculating that Bush had ordered the Columbia shot down in order to "divert attention" from their "burgeoning anti-War majority." With this, I'd say it's sure to have already happened.

[GOPJ]

bump

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Interesting. Did you see this, Doughty One?

From Ez's post on this thread:

"Military specialists in Beijing, adds Tai Yang Bao, believe production of the high-tech weapons will begin soon. The new weapons will include supersonic bombers, extra-long-range modified anti-warship missiles, sky-wave and ground-wave over-the-horizon radars, as well as tactical air defense laser weapons and shore-to-warship laser cannon weapons."

Maybe my tinfoil hat was not on too tight after all.