I'm not sure if the readers are going to be able to follow me on this one. But I'll say it anyway...
The first clue I look for when I'm trying to detect a hoaxed image, is whether or not my eye can detect that the "ufo" in question seems to be an
addition to the image, or part of it.
How do I do this? Not by looking for photoshop clues (although this is very useful) but by looking for effects within the scene that are the result
of diffraction of light.
Whenever you have a bright object in the scene, the light waves wash out nearby regions of the image. Also, they affect everything over the entire
field of view. This is explained mathematically by the wave theory of light.
If the image of the UFO has an affect on the whole scene, then I consider it to be plausible that there was actually something in the field of view
when the photograph was taken.
If the ufo exists by itself as a bright blob, with no affect on the rest of the image... it appears to me to be an addition to the image via some kind
of image manipulating program.
Some characteristics to look for if the UFO is authentic:
- A bright, glowing object will create a washed out, hazy effect over the entire image, with regions next to the object itself being oversaturated
with a blob-like overshoot of the outline of the object itself.
- The ambient illumination of an object which is not emitting light will be representative of the environment around it. Reflected light from
objects nearby will illuminate the surface of the object. Blue sky will make the top sides of it blue-ish, while the bottom will be slightly green or
brown depending on whether or not the ground is verdant or dry soil.
- Camera lens flare will be present if the object reflects the sun or emits light of its own
Programming CGI and using many powerful tools of animation have taught my eye to be extremely critical of photographs or video of alleged UFOs. Even
so, I DO believe that extraterrestrial life is real, and they ARE visiting this planet.
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