Ahh the internet, amazing source of information, news and entertainment. But when those three things merge with muckraking and photoshop is involved – you’ll quickly find things going viral and people being deceived. An example from the amazing story of a Whale flipping a surfer into the air at Sydney’s Bondi Beach has proven the perfect storm for photoshoppers.
This incredible story has a surfer being flipped into the air by a whale, knocked unconscious then recovering in hospital to tell his story. Bondi beach of course is an iconic tourist location so there are plenty of photos snapped.
Imagine taking a photo the moment the surfer was flipped into the air!
Here’s the photo doing the rounds of that very moment:
Whale flips surfer into the air at Bondi Beach?
The first clue the pic is fake is the angle of the tail compared to the upper body of the whale – but don’t quote me, I’m no Marine Biologist.
Let’s look at another photo taken around the same time:
Bondi Beach – surfers around a whale (SMH)
So, my photoshopping mind got to thinking – what would it look like – those two photos together?
Two images compared – Whale Flip vs Whale & Surfers
Pretty amazing that the whale could flip its tails so high without barely moving, let alone everyone around it not moving.
I’ll let you decide. Fake or Real – comment below.
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