Beam Above Tianjin, China,

[earthman]

Just ran into this one. Thought I would post it here. Interesting that it shows one of the Beams of light that folks have been seeing. Could be a hoaks to.

Beam Above Tianjin, China,
Explosion, August 12, 2015, At 15:30 UTC

Two enormous chemical explosions leveled over two square miles of an industrial area in Tianjin, China, killed more than a hundred people and injured hundreds more occurred on August 12, 2015, and this photograph was taken that shows a mysterious white beam in an explosion image. Is this a digital camera roller artifact? Or something else?
china blast..jpg

Chemical explosions in Tianjin, China, on August 12, 2015, at 15:30 UTC,
that leveled over two square miles of industrial area. Image sent to The Nevada
County Scooper from unidentified reader without more image source details.

[CasperParks]

Just ran into this one. Thought I would post it here. Interesting that it shows one of the Beams of light that folks have been seeing. Could be a hoaks to.

Beam Above Tianjin, China,
Explosion, August 12, 2015, At 15:30 UTC

Two enormous chemical explosions leveled over two square miles of an industrial area in Tianjin, China, killed more than a hundred people and injured hundreds more occurred on August 12, 2015, and this photograph was taken that shows a mysterious white beam in an explosion image. Is this a digital camera roller artifact? Or something else?
china blast..jpg

Chemical explosions in Tianjin, China, on August 12, 2015, at 15:30 UTC,
that leveled over two square miles of industrial area. Image sent to The Nevada
County Scooper from unidentified reader without more image source details.

I'm not an expert on photos. I am looking at the low clouds, trying to decide if photo shopped. China has strict control of internet, and getting a photo out of the country must be a chore. If the person who took the photo came forward, he or she would likely be putting their life in danger.

Agree, lot of hoaxes out there - So, who really knows if it faked photo or real.

[southerncross]

There have been others reported. I'm with you, I can't decide if its a hoax or not.

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[Marvin]

The photo has been "Photoshopped":




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I would need the original photo to learn more.


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[earthman]

Looks like you learned enough. Figured it was shopped.

[Marvin]

Looks like you learned enough. Figured it was shopped.

Being "shopped" does not guarantee the photo is fake. It is possible for an image to be run through Photoshop to change the size of the image or to reduce the “bulk” of the image (some common reasons for using Photoshop).

The goal of image analysis is to verify the image to be original and untampered with. If it has been “shopped” or edited, then the image is no longer original. Therefore, one can only say… the image is not original and to learn more, we need to examine the original and unedited photo.


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