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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs there anything strange about this picture?
Kerry looks vertical as he ascends the steps to his plane, it is the angle of the plane behind him that has me confused. Planes usually don't sit on a slope sideways.
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Is there anything strange about this picture? (Original Post)
liberal N proud
Sep 2014
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unblock
(52,205 posts)1. i think the angle of the shot is not quite horizontal, and kerry is actually leaning forward
sir pball
(4,741 posts)4. Yup. Look at the SS agents..
..they're at the same angle as the vertical stabilizer of the background aircraft. Looks like the photog made the choice to frame Kerry upright rather than sweat the horizon.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)2. Just a tilted camera. Plenty of other evidence.
marym625
(17,997 posts)3. I'm sure it's the camera angle
but it sure is disconcerting.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)5. I'm not a photoshop expert, but even I can fix that:
lpbk2713
(42,755 posts)6. If he were running up the steps he would be tilted forward.
The pic was probably edited to make it look like he was not in such a hurry.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)7. Teh aliens!
Roswell! Moon landing! Zoiks!