Low flying Tornado
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The clincher for me is shadowing. If it was actually in that position, with the light on the upper surfaces at 12 o'clock to the fuselage axis, then where is the ground shadow??
Forget - if you imagine it is in silhouette...
Forget - if you imagine it is in silhouette...
Interestingly the EXIF data is available on the image.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...dolow-pass.jpg
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The basics on the image
'Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: 100 - 400 mm
Exposure: Auto exposure, Action (High speed), 1/2,000 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400
Date: December 18, 2008 2:09:11PM (timezone not specified)
(3 months, 1 day, 18 hours, 55 minutes, 11 seconds ago, assuming an image timezone of US Pacific)'
Usually the photoshop images will be completely stripped of EXIF data. The Photobucket account might hold some clues?
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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...dolow-pass.jpg
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The basics on the image
'Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: 100 - 400 mm
Exposure: Auto exposure, Action (High speed), 1/2,000 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400
Date: December 18, 2008 2:09:11PM (timezone not specified)
(3 months, 1 day, 18 hours, 55 minutes, 11 seconds ago, assuming an image timezone of US Pacific)'
Usually the photoshop images will be completely stripped of EXIF data. The Photobucket account might hold some clues?
TJ
'arabianjules' is an e-goat poster and owner of the photobucket account
'i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/arabianjules/'
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'i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/arabianjules/'
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Arabianjules posted the image on the following forum this month
low level Tornado - FreeFalcon
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Last edited by TEEEJ; 20th Mar 2009 at 16:57.
Quite a famous image that one.
Photos: Sukhoi Su-30LL Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
It looks even lower shot from the other side of the airfield! Photographer is on a raised bank.
Photos: Sukhoi Su-30LL Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
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Photos: Sukhoi Su-30LL Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
It looks even lower shot from the other side of the airfield! Photographer is on a raised bank.
Photos: Sukhoi Su-30LL Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
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Here's a famous one that was definitely not P-Chopped:
http://aboutfacts.net/Miracles/Miracles5/MIG29Crash.jpg
Ouch!
http://aboutfacts.net/Miracles/Miracles5/MIG29Crash.jpg
Ouch!
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Ah. Thats easily explained! Simple. The doors were stuck.
They got a techie to lie on his back and the idea was that if it did a low fly past, the guy would try and tap them one by one with a lump hammer. It must have been horrendous on the fuel, but it was a great spectacle. The BBC was asked to suppress the footage because it was feared that faith in the restoration programme might be undermined. I think that sufficient time has passed now though, to set the record straight.
They got a techie to lie on his back and the idea was that if it did a low fly past, the guy would try and tap them one by one with a lump hammer. It must have been horrendous on the fuel, but it was a great spectacle. The BBC was asked to suppress the footage because it was feared that faith in the restoration programme might be undermined. I think that sufficient time has passed now though, to set the record straight.
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The BBC was asked to suppress the footage because it was feared that faith in the restoration programme might be undermined. I think that sufficient time has passed now though, to set the record straight.
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It's a real photo. The ac is actually in the foreground, not over the runway. The ground appears compressed due to the telephoto lens. The surface under the ac is not visible in the photo.
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So, there is a little bit more info about this crazy stunt :
Low level Tornado ECR David Cenciotti’s weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog
Low level Tornado ECR David Cenciotti’s weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog
Equalising it in Photoshop shows where the image has been cut out: Compare the colour and roughness of the edge around the Tornado to that of the treeline (similar contrast).
