Cutting this close.. Pic

[RC Storick]

[Eric Viglione]

If he survived that pullout, that kinda flies in the face of the impossible 5ft corner!!! 
EricV

[Clancy Arnold]

I received this picture from "G-Man" this morning.  He requested captions. LOL

I said he was flying over a gravel pit and the camera man was on the far rim.

If not, then the pit will be there SOON.

Clancy

[don Burke]

Looks like a great example of "photoshop" in use!

[Mark Scarborough]

photoshop in action,, aint no way IMHO look at the edges of the airframe, they are not blended correctily with the background
the really big clue is the shadows on the bottom of the fuse,, look around at the rest of the picture, where is the sun coming from,, it is coming from different places if this picture is to be believed, sure is a good mind twister though huh?

[minnesotamodeler]

High noon, rotated 90 d.

Most obvious clue:  Pilot doesn't look NEARLY panicked enough!

--Ray

[john e. holliday]

Somebody knows how to play with a computor.  Have fun,  DOC Holliday

[Doug Moon]

Plus the pilots stance tells that he is flying level laps.  He is not in a stance for flying manuevers. 

Good call on the shadows and sun direction.

[Bill Gruby]

  I hate to burst anyones bubble, but I sent this picture out to a few people this morning via email. According to the source this is not "PHOTO SHOP" it actually happened and the gentleman in question pulled out of it. It was in a compition in Austria. I hope this link works?

  http://controlline.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=19388#19388

  "Billy G"   

  Thank you for the correction, it is Austria.

[NED-088]

It was in a compition in Australia.

I read Austria.
Indeed the shadows are the giveaway.
But then, Richie is a way better pilot than most of us ever will be, and if anyone is capable of pulling off this trick for real, it must be him....

[Mark Scarborough]

I hate to burst anyones bubble, but unless the sun comes from below the horizon in Austria, it is NOT a real single exposure picture. the light is hitting the pilot from above and hitting the plane from the side. I am sorry, I am an active photographer, I study light , Ask an artist to examine the pict, they will pick up on it, the lighting makes it obvious it is NOT a real photo.

[Bill Gruby]

  OK --- All I did was post where it came from and expressed what they said. I am not an expert so you will all have to judge for yourselves. I only went with what was posted.

  "Billy G" 

[Warren Wagner]

A very nice spoof....or a CL ad for Photoshop.

The first obvious giveaway, is the lighting, as others have noted.  The shadow on the bottom of the wing and stab indicated that the light source was perpendicular to the long axis of the plane.   In this case, the light source would have to be right on the horizon, and, there would have to be a similar, very long shadow to the side of the pilot, which there isn't.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only three times that a plane is vertically down, close to the ground, is in the reverse wingover, the outside square loops, and in the outside portions of the square horizontal eight.

If the pilot were in a reverse wing over, his body would be rotated 90 degrees from the plane, and we would see his left size. 

If the pilot were flying outside square loops, the plane would be to his left of center.

If the pilot were in the outside portion of the square eight, he would be flying an angle 45 degrees to the left of his center.

It was fun, anyway.  What else have you got??  We need something harder !!

Cheers.

Warren Wagner

[dave shirley jr]

actually its a bad add for photo shop Iv'e seen much better work.
why is the rudder blurred fore and aft and the nose is perfectly clear?
I bet the original airplane shot was taken in the pits that would explain the obviouse top lighted shadow
 and the pilot has no distinguishable shadow .
also the plane is not even straight at the handle(hinging).
but you can see the second gunman at the top of the grassy knoll!
Dave jr.

[Mark Scarborough]

Bill,
hey I wasnt trying to pin your ears back my man, The only reason I responded that way was that your post sounded like you were claiming express knowledge of the authenticity of the picture. Perhaps I read your post to literally. Do forgive me if I came across to confrontational it wasnt my intent. I was simply replying to what I thought you were saying,

having played with photoshop enough to know, this sort of thing is fairly easy to accomplish moderatly but very very difficult to accomplish effectivly.

[Bill Gruby]

Bill,
hey I wasnt trying to pin your ears back my man, The only reason I responded that way was that your post sounded like you were claiming express knowledge of the authenticity of the picture. Perhaps I read your post to literally. Do forgive me if I came across to confrontational it wasnt my intent. I was simply replying to what I thought you were saying,

having played with photoshop enough to know, this sort of thing is fairly easy to accomplish moderatly but very very difficult to accomplish effectivly.

 HI MARK;
  That's funny, I never get upset at things like that. Not for a second did I think you were trying to pin my ears back. Heck if I thought that I would have to leave the "Forum". When I decide to bust chops, and I do on occassion, I had better be ready to get my ears pinned back at any time. I got skin like a tank. No problem at this end my friend. It's easy to take things I say literally, I leave a lot of grey area.   

  "Billy G"

[Bill Little]

HI MARK;
  That's funny, I never get upset at things like that. Not for a second did I think you were trying to pin my ears back. Heck if I thought that I would have to leave the "Forum". When I decide to bust chops, and I do on occasion, I had better be ready to get my ears pinned back at any time. I got skin like a tank. No problem at this end my friend. It's easy to take things I say literally, I leave a lot of grey area.   

  "Billy G"

G-Man,

"a lot of grey area" ?? ??  You leave more "gray area" than the gray hairs on your head!  And that's ALL of them!                

[Bill Gruby]

Hi Billy;

  Ain't got many grey hairs on my head anymore. The grey area is what keeps people on their toes. 
 
  With that said, wanna see my dog again? 


  "Billy G" aka "G-Man" 

[Bill Little]

I must agree with the old saying that dogs do resemble their masters..........