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Do You Think This Picture Has An Odd Look To It?

757PF From United States of America, joined May 2001, 175 posts, RR: 0
Posted (12 years 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1413 times:

Someone earlier posted this pic.....and I noticed that it looked kind of strange to me.

Anybody else see anything sort of "odd" about this Delta 764 photo?

Click for large version

Photo © Joe Pries

To tell the truth, when I first viewed the full-sized version, I didn't think it was a photograph at all....but an artist's rendering instead.
But I can see now it was taken by J. Pries at LAX.
But don't you think the aircraft here has an "unreal" look to it?

Anybody else see what I'm talking about?

What causes this strange visual effect.....just the lighting conditions? Or is it just me? Smile/happy/getting dizzy

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LGW From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (12 years 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1276 times:

Looks fine to me

LGW

EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 40
Reply 2, posted (12 years 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1250 times:

What can you see? Doesn't look odd at all!

EGGD

Aer Lingus From Ireland, joined May 2000, 1523 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (12 years 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1222 times:

I have absolutely no idea what you are on about. Its as real as they come

757PF From United States of America, joined May 2001, 175 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1212 times:

The plane looks like a drawing to me, esp. the tail colors. But it's just me I guess.

Was hoping someone else got this same weird impression from this pic.

Sushka From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 4784 posts, RR: 16
Reply 5, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1200 times:

It does sort of look fake from the top.

Pershoyu Spravoyu Litaki!

Chepos From Puerto Rico, joined Dec 2000, 5968 posts, RR: 12
Reply 6, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1195 times:

It looks real as real as can be.
Chepos
Puerto Rico

Fly the Flag!!!!

767-332ER From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 2030 posts, RR: 12
Reply 7, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1187 times:

Picture quality isn't excellent, that's why it has that "drawing" look to it.

Twinjets...if one fails, work the other one twice as hard!!!

757PF From United States of America, joined May 2001, 175 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1185 times:

Thank you, Sushka.

I guess somebody else can see it!

Must be the lighting. But the plane gives me a "cartoon" impression, esp. the wavy tail colors.

But I know that it IS a real pic by Mr. Pries.

Just thought it was kind of strange.

GF-A330 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2001, 1643 posts, RR: 3
Reply 9, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1170 times:

The plane looks as though it has been combined in with the background.

The background does not mix with the 767, because it has been edited.

The resolution in the background is not as good as the plane itself.

Maybe its come out like that when scanning and editing.

757PF From United States of America, joined May 2001, 175 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1164 times:

Thanks GF-A330. I think you're correct!! That is perhaps the "weird" look I refer to, and maybe NOT the lighting.

You think it's been edited?

PhilB From Ireland, joined May 1999, 2915 posts, RR: 14
Reply 11, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1162 times:

The image looks to have been over sharpened in the area of the registration and US flag, leading to the bars on the flag being distorted.

But the major reason the photo looks slightly out of kilter is the colour of the sky and the position of the aircraft vis a vis the black building. These seem to give an unreal quality if you look too hard at the shot. I've had the same problem at LAX.

Aer Lingus From Ireland, joined May 2000, 1523 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1158 times:

If you had posted this in the photography forum not only would you get a whole load of other photographers like me down your back, you'd also piss off Johan as well as Joe Pries who for your info is a professional in the business.
The photo is as real as they come
I think you are seeing JPEG compression

757PF From United States of America, joined May 2001, 175 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (12 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1150 times:

JPEG compression?

Can you explain this for me?

Thanx. Smile

757PF From United States of America, joined May 2001, 175 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (12 years 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1076 times:

JPEG compression?????

Lindy field From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 3072 posts, RR: 15
Reply 15, posted (12 years 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1066 times:

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I see nothing strange about that photo, but check out this one of a melting/warped Eastern DC-8! I find myself wondering why this one was accepted, even though it's of a reasonably rare aircraft.

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Photo © Willam W. Sierra

LAX From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 2290 posts, RR: 3
Reply 16, posted (12 years 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1050 times:

That's just heat distortion on the above EA DC-8, isn't it?

SIA_B777 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 469 posts, RR: 1
Reply 17, posted (12 years 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1036 times:

How does the picture look weird to you?

Looks fine to me.

SEA nw DC10 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 491 posts, RR: 1
Reply 18, posted (12 years 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1028 times:

Um, are you the one who posted the picture of the Western DC10 that had a wheel missing? If so, try looking at the pictures on this website when sober. Big grin

Looks like a Delta 767-400 landing at LAX to me...

SEAnwDC10

Climbout From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 19, posted (11 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 971 times:

Yes, I can see what you are talking about. The picture, especially the tail and the belly of the aircraft, kinda looks like a painting, or like it was cut out from some where else and pasted on. I know the photo is real, but it does have an interesting animated look to.

Boeing747-400 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 20, posted (11 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 959 times:

I can't see anything wrong. ???

G'night Airliners.net members!

Me go to sleep now. Sleepy

Red Panda From Hong Kong, joined Jun 2000, 1521 posts, RR: 0
Reply 21, posted (11 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 947 times:

I can't see anything wrong either.

regards,
r panda

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