Holy cow .... Photoshopped???

doc · 12-01-2003, 01:02 AM

I don't see the tell tale signs of a photoshop job, but this just has to be. Does anyone know about this heffer?

Story can be found here

Nothing But Net · 12-01-2003, 01:21 AM

That ain't no heifer! And his holiness was only revealed via infrared:

<img src="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/images/holycow.jpg">

juju · 12-01-2003, 01:26 AM

Looks like a camera trick. If that's true, then the man is actually standing farther away from the camera than the cow.

The same thing was done in Lord of the Rings to make the hobbits and dwarves look short.

doc · 12-01-2003, 01:41 AM

It's not a camera trick. What would be causing the shadow across the farmers lower 3/4?

Happy Monkey · 12-01-2003, 06:52 AM

He's wearing a Star Trek: The Next Generation uniform, of course.

FileNotFound · 12-01-2003, 08:33 AM

The Sun = Tabloid.

Make your own assumptions.

Beestie · 12-01-2003, 10:44 AM

The farmer is a good 20 to 30 feet behind the cow.

The camera is blow the horizon line which is forcing the perspective.

The shadow coming from the cow also traces a considerable distance before reaching the farmer as an additional clue.

Once can also compare the farmer to the fence and suggest that the farmer is 11 feet tall since he's over 2x the fence height. Equally absurd.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-01-2003, 05:32 PM

It's probably bullshit considering the source but it certainly is possible. Don't forget critter height is measured at the withers (shoulder) and not the head which makes it all the more incredulous.

russotto · 12-03-2003, 10:14 AM

I don't see any reason to believe that's a real cow (as opposed to, say, a cardboard cutout of a large photo of a cow)

Uryoces · 12-03-2003, 04:01 PM

Nope. No bull here, or a whole lotta bull depending on how you look at it. I just saw it on CNN; the bull is about 6 feet tall at the shoulder.

ndetroit · 12-03-2003, 04:52 PM

If the cow is 6 ft tall at the shoulder, then the photo is still fairly misleading, because that makes the man standing next to the cow about 5 ft tall, which is significantly shorter than average.

(unless the man is several feet back from the cow, in relation to the cameras position... which would still make the photo misleading)

Elspode · 12-03-2003, 11:34 PM

It is a forced perspective shot, as pointed out twice already...no doubt about it, and one of the oldest tricks in the trick photography book. Examples from silent films exist.

juju · 12-04-2003, 03:56 PM

Perhaps it is related to this bull?

12-01-2003, 01:02 AM	#1
doc Caste-Away Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 48	Holy cow .... Photoshopped??? I don't see the tell tale signs of a photoshop job, but this just has to be. Does anyone know about this heffer? Story can be found here Attached Images __________________ --- \|> /\ \/ @

12-01-2003, 01:21 AM	#2
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	I heard about this That ain't no heifer! And his holiness was only revealed via infrared: <img src="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/images/holycow.jpg"> Last edited by Nothing But Net; 12-01-2003 at 01:25 AM.

12-01-2003, 01:41 AM	#4
doc Caste-Away Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 48	It's not a camera trick. What would be causing the shadow across the farmers lower 3/4? __________________ --- \|> /\ \/ @

12-01-2003, 06:52 AM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	He's wearing a Star Trek: The Next Generation uniform, of course. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-01-2003, 08:33 AM	#6
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	The Sun = Tabloid. Make your own assumptions. __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

12-01-2003, 01:26 AM	#3
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Looks like a camera trick. If that's true, then the man is actually standing farther away from the camera than the cow. The same thing was done in Lord of the Rings to make the hobbits and dwarves look short.

12-01-2003, 10:44 AM	#7
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	The farmer is a good 20 to 30 feet behind the cow. The camera is blow the horizon line which is forcing the perspective. The shadow coming from the cow also traces a considerable distance before reaching the farmer as an additional clue. Once can also compare the farmer to the fence and suggest that the farmer is 11 feet tall since he's over 2x the fence height. Equally absurd. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

12-01-2003, 05:32 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's probably bullshit considering the source but it certainly is possible. Don't forget critter height is measured at the withers (shoulder) and not the head which makes it all the more incredulous. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-03-2003, 10:14 AM	#9
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	I don't see any reason to believe that's a real cow (as opposed to, say, a cardboard cutout of a large photo of a cow)

12-03-2003, 04:01 PM	#10
Uryoces 2nd Covenant, yo Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pugetropolis Posts: 583	Nope. No bull here, or a whole lotta bull depending on how you look at it. I just saw it on CNN; the bull is about 6 feet tall at the shoulder. __________________ The party's over ... the drink ... and the luck ... ran out.

12-03-2003, 04:52 PM	#11
ndetroit Master Locutor Join Date: May 2001 Location: vancouver Posts: 158	If the cow is 6 ft tall at the shoulder, then the photo is still fairly misleading, because that makes the man standing next to the cow about 5 ft tall, which is significantly shorter than average. (unless the man is several feet back from the cow, in relation to the cameras position... which would still make the photo misleading)

12-03-2003, 11:34 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It is a forced perspective shot, as pointed out twice already...no doubt about it, and one of the oldest tricks in the trick photography book. Examples from silent films exist. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-04-2003, 03:56 PM	#13
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Perhaps it is related to this bull?

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