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Topic: Photo of the week 522 (October 25, 2014)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-24-2014 02:16 PM
   
 Apollo 2 astronauts Jim McDivitt, Dave Scott and Rusty Schweickart (right to left) pose with spacecraft 101 command module during crew compartment stowage review at North American Aviation in Downey, California, on December 13, 1966. I always had the feeling this NASA photo was retouched, because the command module hatch looks a bit strange. This was confirmed when I found the same photo as it was released by NAA, which is the unretouched version.  |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 10-24-2014 02:33 PM
Great to see the Russians weren't the only photo-retouchers  |
Michael Davis
Member Posts: 528
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-24-2014 02:46 PM
Now that is really interesting. Why would they possibly feel the need to edit the photo? |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2476
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-24-2014 06:21 PM
How would they do it back then? No Photoshop then.  |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 10-25-2014 02:35 AM
Why would they edit? Because of the man behind Dave Scott pulling his (Dave Scott's) right ear... |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 10-25-2014 07:40 AM
How would they edit? Using a brush. They've been editing photos since at least the 1860s. |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 10-25-2014 10:50 AM
What are those black things on the Dave and Rusty's boots? |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 10-25-2014 12:02 PM
Awesome! What type of suits are those? Are they orange? |
SPACEFACTS
Member Posts: 301
From: Germany
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 10-25-2014 12:30 PM
They are light blue. Please see the photo here. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-25-2014 12:56 PM
Great research Ed! |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 10-25-2014 01:21 PM
Thanks! |
Michael Davis
Member Posts: 528
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-25-2014 02:53 PM
Ed - are there any other examples of NASA edited photos from the early manned program? I understand how it was done, it is still just strange that it was felt necessary. |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-25-2014 04:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Michael Davis:
other examples of NASA edited photos
As can be seen in their original form, a couple of shots from Apollo 16 required later retouching.
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Skythings
Member Posts: 243
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Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 10-25-2014 04:56 PM
Cleaning ice tea off my keyboard. |
NovaRob
Member Posts: 242
From: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
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posted 10-25-2014 05:21 PM
Nice photobomb, Steve! |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 10-26-2014 11:13 AM
Steve, we have very same sense of humor. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 10-26-2014 12:39 PM
"Soft kitty. Warm kitty. Little ball of fur." |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-26-2014 03:14 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Michael Davis:
Ed - are there any other examples of NASA edited photos from the early manned program? I understand how it was done, it is still just strange that it was felt necessary.
I know of an early Apollo 7 crew photo where a similar thing was done to a background that was probably deemed not 'photogenic' enough. But I don't have the retouched version anymore.
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