Is it a 'Photoshop' job or not..................

[slam_dunk]

slightly off topic,
talking about "barely enough"

[Nozzer]

Definitely....

.. a fake!! Unless the aircraft is totally transparent there should be at the very least some shade visible on the ground. There's not a vestage of any!! And why is everyone gazing into the distance?

[Max Angle]

Whats the black mark underneath the rear of the aircraft then, looks a lot like shadow to me.

[BOAC]

This is the place for all these "Wow - is this real"? - "is this possible"? - "How do they do this?" and all the dredged up again pictures that have been on PPrune before.

Airliners photos (that do not fit the above) go into the 'Sticky'.

[aviate1138]

Originally Posted by Nozzer

.. a fake!! Unless the aircraft is totally transparent there should be at the very least some shade visible on the ground. There's not a vestage of any!! And why is everyone gazing into the distance?

Look at the shed in the distance. On the extreme LHS, just under the eaves is a fitting [lamp?] casting a shadow. Taking that angle and bearing in mind it and the F-18 are not at quite the same angle, the shadow under the F-18 is almost subtending the same angle as the shadow on the fitting. My view would be it is not "Photoshopped" and is for real.
Aviate 1138

[DrKev]

Looks perfectly real to me. Why on earth wouldn't it be?

[Kestrel_909]

I have seen videos of the Blue Angles do this and they can, amazing.

[glhcarl]

Sure its real. He has just started to rotate after takeoff. You can see the main gear door just about to close, under the left hand flap.