what a crap cloning job!

[Gordon]

Just reading the news and saw this story in the Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/ ... ?from=top5
(not sure if you have to be registered to read it, as I am)

Look at the smoke on the left image, its a really, really bad job of adding fake smoke!

I reckon the editor cant have had a very close look at it before using it.

Gordon

[PiroStitch]

Just read that article.

The guy really doesn't know how to photoshop properly.

What's even funnier is his excuse...

"The photographer has denied deliberately attempting to manipulate the image, saying that he was trying to remove dust marks and that he made mistakes due to the bad lighting conditions he was working under," said Moira Whittle, the head of public relations for Reuters.

[Justin]

Competition - who can add the best smoke to this image?

I can't find a bigger one yet - let me know if you do!

http://www.pbase.com/justin_aus/image/64743719.jpg

Here's the image they think is the original, ascribed to Ben Curtis 2006

http://www.pbase.com/justin_aus/image/64744554.jpg

Let's show this guy how to do it right!

EDIT(stubbsy): Sorry Justin. Copyrighted images shouldn't be embedded in posts.

[beetleboy]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! Reminds me of the guys on dpreviews retouching forum that "fix" other people's photo's!!!