White House releases infamous Fly-over photo

[DS1]

http://wcbstv.com/local/air.force.one.2.1004904.html

[Bok_Tukalo]

1. The composition is awful, the light terrible, and ...

... you can't see the peasants fleeing in terror.

[Solly Mack]

2. $328,835

Damn

[bunnies]

3. Its a very nice photo.

Too bad that the bush admin cultivated such a living-in-fear society. There is no reason for what went on the day this pic was taken.

[mainegreen]

4. is that a *finger* in the lower right?

Seriously, for the amount we paid for that photo, I expect a GOD DAMNED PERFECT RECTANGLE BY GOD!

[DS1]

12. There's also glare from the window

You'd have thought they'd have a guy OUTSIDE of a helicopter waiting for the 747 to fly by. Lazy bastids

[Bunny]

5. That is a dreadful picture.

This is the best they could do?

[lpbk2713]

6. I see a lot of people around the outer perimeter.

And I don't see anyone running for cover.

Could it be the wingnuts are full of shit?

:shrug:

[DireStrike]

7. Government waste at its finest.

Doesn't get any wast-ier than this.

[ZombieHorde]

8. What was the point of this photo (not the thread)? nt

[Stevenmarc]

9. Damn doesn't anyone in White House own Photoshop

They could have saved a whole lot of money and grief

[panzerfaust]

10. The reflection from the canopy is classy

...as is the complete lack of detail in the shadows, and the sense one gets (perhaps because it is on a computer screen) that it is not *quite* in focus, the color cast rounds nicely out this image - though that might just be NYC air?

At least it should have been photoshopped a bit before being sent out into the world.

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. First thing I noticed. I guess fighter pilots don't get advanced photography training. n/t

[JI7]

17. i'm sure they would have photoshopped it a bit if they intended to use it

but once they decided they wont be using the pic from that they just left it as it is.

[AndyA]

11. Not worth $300,000.

As someone mentioned earlier, get a decent photo editing program and create the scene. It would have saved oh, $300,000 or so.

[The Straight Story]

13. Is that the virgin mary?

17th building to the left, 3rd floor, middle window...
:rofl:

[graywarrior]

15. BFD

All that...for THAT?

[JI7]

16. nice pic, all they had to do was tell people before that this would be happening

[Stephanie]

18. Good for them for releasing it.

That's the right thing to do.

[SoCalDem]

19. Not a great picture

too dark and the water looks icky.. For all the uproar over the event, they should have at least gotten a fantastic picture..

some good ones from the past:

[RC]

20. on the right hand side, near the top I see someone looking really scared.

Oh, never mind, he's just being mugged.

[Snazzy]

21. enhanced zoom in

[DS1]

22. AHAHAHAHAH

I was waiting for that, you delivered!