I don't know much about missile launches, but this picture does appear to be suspect.

The odds of the debris trails being EXACTLY alike must be astronomical.

Even if the sequence is in unison, there would be too many factors at work to have both missiles leave the same combustion release.

Good find

Incidentally, I think you have way to much time on your hands

Well that first picture is proof of some sort of photoshop.


But who photoshopped it? Iran or the media? haha

[edit on 10-7-2008 by _Phoenix_]

Good eye! I see what you are saying. The similarities you pointed out seem to be exact.

You must love and hate photoshop equally or it will destroy you!!!!!!


Seriously, nice find.

Originally posted by JDN24
Are you sure, the two photos are from the same time?


[edit on 24/12/2007 by JDN24]

No they may well be not, i only used it as an example of what a missile test looks like, to see if any similarities.

And it is clear some think is not right with the main image i posted.

**Ps, i cant take credit for spotting these myself, i found this on the net, and apparently it hit the web a few hours ago, but well worth posting on ATS.

[edit on 10-7-2008 by Denied]

Very nicely spotted... that photo is severely photoshopped!
Now we need to find out who did it. If it turns out to be a photo journalist then someones carreer is going down the tube.

But I guess with Iran's attitude, it's more likely that it was themselves that did it? I mean in regards to letting western reporters in etc.

EDIT: I tracked down the author and have send them an email inquiring why they would resort to bringing a photoshopped image in a news article.
On their website they hold the copyright to it... so either the bought the image of the Iranian military or they had a freelancer present at the launch, which could be explained by Iran wanted the publicity when flexing muscles.

[edit on 10/7/08 by flice]

Upon closer inspection it becomes more obvious...
The missile truck was probably in an unwanted position, so they took the top of the dirt mount on the right and placed it where the truck was. It's only just visible from the similar lines etc. in the mount.


EDIT: For clarification... the "Real" shot and the first image you posted are shot probably ½ sec from each other. So they are two different shots. Nevertheless is the one with four missiles heavily shopped.

I'm sitting with the images overlapped in PS right now. Another thing is that one of the images was even stretched or squeezed...

[edit on 10/7/08 by flice]

Originally posted by flice
EDIT: For clarification... the "Real" shot and the first image you posted are shot probably ½ sec from each other. So they are two different shots. Nevertheless is the one with four missiles heavily shopped.

I'm sitting with the images overlapped in PS right now. Another thing is that one of the images was even stretched or squeezed...

[edit on 10/7/08 by flice]

could be 1/2 a second, meaning two different shots, or just one heavily tampered photo, also yes it seems the original image was larger as its been cropped in the supposed real image from the telegraph.

Strange...

[edit on 10-7-2008 by Denied]

Ok... I'll spell it out, (not meant offensively )

Here's the deal:

The first image with 4 missiles is shot roughly ½ a sec later.
The image from the Daily Telegraph is shot first.

BUT...

in that ½ sec there's no way that the 3 missiles that already have been fired would travle so much less so the 4th missile could catch up with them. I think the 4th launch truck either didn't fire or fired after the 3 missiles left the view.

You already greatly spotted the retouched parts. They are spot on!

Reading from left to right, missile no. 3 doesn't exist.
It's tail is a smaller version of missile no. 2s tail.
It's dust cloud on the ground is a mix of missile no. 1 and 4.

The launch truck in the "real" image was covered up by baaad retouching (smudged) and then they placed the top of the dirt mount on the right where the truck was to begin with.

Regarding the question if it was two different cameras?
I guarantee... it is not. upon overlapping the images and stretching or squeezing one of them to the side ( ie. screwing the scale), everything in the two images line up perfectly. There's no doubt the two shots are from the same camera.

The composition is "prettier" but a hoax and a bad touch from an "award winning" news supplier.

Thanks for bring this up OP It proves that we can't trust what news agencies bring us. Let the hunt begin, I doubt this is the first image the fooled around with.

[edit on 10/7/08 by flice]