It is the vanagon behind the person that is fake. David --- "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > That picture doesn't look doctored to me. A long lens was used and > focused on the boy. Since the bus was quite a ways behind him it's out > of focus, but long lenses compress depth, so it appears like it's > looming right behind him. Lighting looks fine to me, too. The sun is > behind the photographer's right shoulder, at about the 2:00 position > judging by the shadow of the boy's nose and elbow. The shadows on the > left edge of the van, in front of the windwing, show the light was > falling on the van from the same angle. > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > On 5/15/2007 12:13 PM vt wrote: > > > Yup. but, those pix are not subtle .... they speak volumes when one > > considers the youth depicted. > > Sam Conant > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nathaniel Poole" <myth.wright@GMAIL.COM> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:43 PM > > Subject: Another Vanagon world > > > > > >> We are all connected in some very subtle ways, and pics like these > >> make me > >> look at my own bus differently. > >> > >> http://bp2.blogger.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/Rkmu7lxNNmI/AAAAAAAAEI8/PYZS9GPZCh8/s1600-h/fatah.jpg > >> > >> > >> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/photo/2007/05/15/2005068706 > >> > >> Nathaniel > > >
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