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CatWoman

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:41 AM
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is this real?

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Catherine Vincent

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:42 AM
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1. It can't be

To effing close!

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YOY

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:43 AM
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2. If so that person is going to be ripped off their balcony in .1 second.

n.t.

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AlphaCentauri

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:49 AM
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5. and seems like noise is not a problem for that person ummm

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YOY

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:55 AM
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12. Prolly can't hear it...yet.

n.y.

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Hoopla Phil

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:54 PM
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29. That would be correct. . . .IF it is for real. I doubt it is real.

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AlphaCentauri

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:47 AM
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3. cheap photoshop work my little kid can do that in 5 minutes

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Hepburn

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:51 AM
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8. I think I can see the blend in the upper left on the clouds....

...so I would vote for "photoshop."

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AlphaCentauri

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:58 AM
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14. On the wing by the number 232 there is mark

that looks like a blur effect when bad for building shadow, the back windows on the building don't show any disturbance from the win force or the exhaust coming from the engines.

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demwing

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:26 PM
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26. Funny

Since the photo appears to be real.

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AlphaCentauri

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Tue Jul-14-09 12:37 AM
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30. It looks so real but take a look at how the wings are aligned

Edited on Tue Jul-14-09 12:37 AM by AlphaCentauri

to the deck floors on both ends, they are perfectly aligned not an inch above or below.

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regnaD kciN

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:47 AM
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4. It could be, but...

...that would be because it was taken with an ultra-long telephoto lens, which compresses depth and makes objects seem right "on top of each other." With a long enough lens, you could get such an effect, even if the fighter plane was a safe distance behind the building.

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Javaman

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:50 AM
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7. Bingo!

Anyone that has even a mild interest in photography knows this.

Thanks for educating the rest. :)

Cheers.

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MineralMan

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:57 AM
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13. Right. Note that the wings only span four floors.

I'm pretty sure that fighter's wingspan exceeds 40 feet or so. If we had the wingspan of that model of plane, we could calculate how far it was from the building.

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AlphaCentauri

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:01 PM
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15. The reflexion of the building shadow should give us another clue

on how far the plane was.

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cherokeeprogressive

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:10 PM
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24. Wingspan 40.0 ft (12.3 m) Length 56.0 ft (17.1m) n/t

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JimWis

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:03 PM
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17. You hit the nail on the head. It's the effect of the telephoto lens.

Very cool picture by the way.

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Deja Q

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:08 PM
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21. I stand corrected... you are right.

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brendan120678

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:49 AM
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6. It is real, but...

it isn't quite as close as the picture makes it look.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07132009/news/regionalnews/yikes__this_is_plane_scary_178937.htm

Also see this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMZ9OE3r8Kw

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lunatica

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:52 AM
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9. Hi powered photo lenses make thing look closer together and

Edited on Mon Jul-13-09 11:54 AM by lunatica

things in the background look bigger than they would be. I've been in San Francisco when the Blue Angels fly very close to the tops of buildings.

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WillyT

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:02 PM
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16. Yep... I've Watched Them From Coit Tower...

They use it for a landmark, and when they make a pass near it, you can see the pilot.

:wow:

:hi:

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ThirdWorldJohn

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:52 AM
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10. It is real. Look at this link.........

Edited on Mon Jul-13-09 11:56 AM by ThirdWorldJohn

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/index.html

And if it had been a photoshop the man and apartment would probably be in focus.
If it were taken with a high powered (telephoto) photo lens then the man and apartment would probably be in focus also.

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Deja Q

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:07 PM
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20. That would be a BIG lens... and to capture the scene at just the right moment...

Possible, but with real-life variables, it's improbable.

Unless somebody knew in advance.

Even then, there are telltale signs it is faked.

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LiberalAndProud

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Mon Jul-13-09 11:53 AM
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11. I don't know. I appreciate the art of the work, in any event.

Astounding visual.

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Deja Q

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:06 PM
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19. It could be better, but it catches the eye. Could be useful in an advert.

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Deja Q

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:05 PM
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18. Self-del

Edited on Mon Jul-13-09 12:08 PM by Deja Q

It is real.

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lunatica

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:08 PM
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22. intercourse!

You said intercourse! My mind just naturally set up an impossible scenario. Or is it?

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immoderate

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:09 PM
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23. Very long lenses flatten the perspective of distant objects.

This is not a 'shop.

--imm

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Xenotime

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:17 PM
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25. More fly boys showing off. This military is out of control.

I would be so pissed if I were sleeping and that happened.

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ThirdWorldJohn

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:26 PM
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27. IT IS REAL _ I TOLD YOU THAT ALREADY- what lazinss - Link Here with story

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1199341/Now-thats-I-fly-past-US-Navy-F18-streaks-past-apartment-block.html

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CatWoman

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Mon Jul-13-09 12:27 PM
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28. thank you, John

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