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Alf Beharie wrote:
That was very funny but I wonder if you know that the popular stock NASA pic you posted, supposedly showing Buss Aldrin on the Moon, and supposedly taken by Neil Armstrong, is actually one of the best bits of photographic evidence that they never actually went to the Moon at all?
You just have to know what to look for:
1) The large and very obvious Hasselblad cameras used by the Astronauts were bolted to the chestplates of their spacesuits, to keep their hands free, but the reflection in the visor shows that Neil, or whoever actually took it, did'nt have a camera!...Show more →
The highest resolution image of the Buzz Aldrin photo I could easily find is at wikipedia. I'm sure NASA has a higher res photo on their site, but I didn't find it very easily:
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If you look at the reflection in Aldrin's visor, Armstrong is a white blob. You can't tell what he is or is not holding.
Alf Beharie wrote:
3) Due to weight constraints, no artificial lighting apperatus could be taken to the Moon and therefore the only light source available to the Astronauts was light from the Sun. Obviously that light would have been bright and of even brightness over the whole Sea of Tranquility area and for several hundred or even thousands of miles around it. Strange then that the "sunlight" deminishes extremely rapidly, which can be measured in feet and yards, the further away it is from Buzz!...The only logical answer is that he was standing under a spotlight, in a Studio, right down here on Earth! ...Show more →
The aforementioned picture of Buzz Aldrin is actually doctored (and this is a well known fact) for aesthetic purposes. Here's the original:
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The pack was on the edge of the crop, but many people used a version that was doctored to have some space between the pack and the edge of the crop. Contrast and detail were also enhanced in some fashion, which led to the spotlight look. The original shows that the terrain is, in fact, evenly lit.
Alf Beharie wrote:
4) The "sunlight" spotlighting Buzz is up and behind his left shoulder, meaning he would be nothing but a Silhouette to Neil, yet we can clearly see the whole of the front of him!...Clear evidence of the use of studio fill lights!
Anyway, back to the Moon shots...
The moon's dust is highly reflective, which is why the moon appears very bright during a full moon. The moon dust was reflecting the sun light everywhere, allowing for a fair amount of fill light.
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