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04/09/2006 10:22:36 AM · #1 |
Please help us determine if this is legite or not. My brother-in-law received this pic from his brother, claiming he took this shot. After seeing what can be done on Photoshop, some of us think it is photoshopped and some think it is real?
What do YOU think?
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04/09/2006 10:26:36 AM · #2 |
The lighting on the fox seems odd to me. The angle doesn't allow for a reflection of the fox. Also its pretty stinking small...hard to tell but I would say it was PS'ed which probrably means it wasn't.
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04/09/2006 10:32:54 AM · #3 |
Is your bro a master at PS? If so than yes, good chance.
From my eye however, it looks like a fox on the rocks, going after ducks.
Looks like a long lens was used, and captured a scene right out of nature.
Reflections give away alot of info, and I see the fox, and the ducks, and light coming off the rocks and grass.
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04/09/2006 10:39:27 AM · #4 |
Quick fix from the student, not the Guru.
Sorry, did not read the thread completely. I thought it's one of that thread to improve picture in PS. I am doing some learning on PS right now, and jumped the gun.
Now trying to answer the question. Based on my little knowledge about photoshop, it may be real but not difficult to do it in PS.
Message edited by author 2006-04-09 10:58:44. |
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04/09/2006 11:02:56 AM · #5 |
I would think it's real from that small picture. The shadows and reflections seem very accurate. If this is a fake then I envy whoever made it.
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04/09/2006 11:17:04 AM · #6 |
i would go with real.
i cannot see why it would not be real, though i understand what you mean about photoshop.
the one thing that sticks in my mind is that none of it seems like it just is an impossible thing to get the image. unlikely maybe, but that is what makes it a good shot.
i saw this one photo in the composite section where this kid was feeding a crocodile with his bare hand. lol.
but this is nothing that "omg!!!" |
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04/09/2006 11:17:33 AM · #7 |
looks like a photograph of a painting to me.
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04/09/2006 11:41:38 AM · #8 |
Can you post a larger version?
I'd say its possible that it is photoshop'd if the person doing it is advanced in his skills and has artistic abilities....
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04/09/2006 11:50:08 AM · #9 |
It looks real to me. The reflections are very subtle, and it wouldbe a lot of work to do those correctly in PS. Likewise, the shadows on the fox/under the fox seem to match the scene perfectly. Finally, if it's NOT real, the question is "why fake it?"
It's not like this is that arresting a picture. If I were going to fake a scene like this, it seems to me I'd want to have the fox "doing" something a little more noteworthy? Seems like a slice-of-life to me :-)
R.
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04/09/2006 12:03:57 PM · #10 |
I'd bet my 5D that it's a fake, I've been photographing ducks for quite some time, and I know when a fox comes close the ducks fly away, these ducks don't seem intimidated by the fox and aren't even watching him, and that tells me it's a fake... unless those are rubber ducks used for hunting and that would still make it a fake, just not photoshop faked ;)
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04/09/2006 12:34:52 PM · #11 |
With a long enough lens (and its compression), those ducks could be at quite a distance from the fox (and are still swimming away from it, anyway).
The reflections are perfect, so if that is photoshopped, I'd like him to become my teacher.
I vote for real. |
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04/09/2006 01:41:15 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by DanSig:
I'd bet my 5D that it's a fake, I've been photographing ducks for quite some time, and I know when a fox comes close the ducks fly away, these ducks don't seem intimidated by the fox and aren't even watching him, and that tells me it's a fake... unless those are rubber ducks used for hunting and that would still make it a fake, just not photoshop faked ;) |
I'll take that bet. Ducks have nothing to fear from a fox while they are in the water. I have seen and photographed very similar situations with coyotes here in NM.
Please send the 5D to my home address...I'll be happy to PM it. |
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04/09/2006 02:35:44 PM · #13 |
| The fox is a bit too bright for the scene. Plus if you look carefully, the size of the fox in relation to the ducks does not seem accurate. I would say 80% chance it is a fake. I don't have a dSLR, so I can only bet my FZ-20 ;-) |
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04/09/2006 05:36:01 PM · #14 |
I agree with bear on the reflections of the fox on the water - VERY difficult and not intuitive - meaning if someone was to fake it, they would likely have a more mirror image of the fox on the water and then distort it with ripples.
Anyway, it does seem loke a good capture, but nothing eye-popping. If you are convinced he faked it, my guess would be that it may be a picture of a picture - it almost has a painting feel to it.
Have him submit the original with exif or DQ his ass. ;-)
Message edited by author 2006-04-09 17:36:26. |
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04/09/2006 06:26:09 PM · #15 |
THANK YOU everyone for your opinions. Many of the points discussed were what was causing our debates. I guess one that we will never know and really no point to it...I just wanted to see what 'others' might see the same things we see...
Thank you guru's! |
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04/09/2006 06:37:52 PM · #16 |
It looks real enough to me but it is only a small image. If someone photoshopped it why would they leave that distracting foreground ?
Ducks have no problem with foxes when they on the water. |
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