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 > The question would be, "What is a well-doctored photo?"  Just
 > putting a new head on somebody else's body might be detected by
 > things like lighting (the sun is on the left but the shadowing on
 > the face doesn't match with that).  This is essentially how the Gulf
 > Breeze photos were shown to be hoaxes (the supposed alien craft was
 > shooting out a beam of light, but the light and the craft were not
 > causing a reflection on the nearby car).  Of course, somebody
 > knowledgeable in such matters could also correct for that sort of
 > thing while doctoring the photos.
In the last few years, the technology (scanners under $150.00, photo
manipulation software, etc.), has become available to the average
pc owner. I no longer consider either photographs or videos good
evidence. ...Interesting, yes, but not conclusive. One can hang a
UFO model from a tree limb, photograph it, then remove the string
from the photo by using the surrounding background to replace the
string.
The same applies to the recent Mexico City UFO video which has
received much publicity. ...And I won't even waste the space to
mention what I think of certain Mars photos.
A certain person on here has a lot of fun supporting the controversial
evidence, but I for one am not convinced. ...Amused would be a better
word to describe my feelings. I much prefer to post my occasional
highly speculative thoughts and opinions concerning our "alien visitors."
I might even (on occasion) leave out the obligatory disclaimer (IMHO)
just to raise the hackles of a few die-hards. It is one of the few
"combative" tools I can have fun with without being completely
irresponsible. "...But Jack, you ARE being completely irresponsible!"
(Don't you just hate it when I do that?)  O;-) (Be nice, I'm in a good
mood and just having a little fun.)
Regards,
Jack
E-Mail: ufo1@juno.com  -  Internet ICQ #11032924
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