Teh One Who Knocks
02-01-2016, 12:21 PM
By Jessica Haworth - The Mirror
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Embarrassing: Nikon apparently didn't notice it had been faked
Nikon were left red-faced when they announced the winner of a photography competition - without realising the picture was a fake.
The camera company's Singapore office revealed that amateur snapper Chay Yu Wei had claimed the coveted prize of a trolley bag for his impressive shot.
He claimed to have taken a perfectly framed photograph of a low-flying plane over Singapore, shot by chance as he was climbing a ladder.
But eagle-eyed photographers noticed one thing was wrong with the picture - it had clearly been Photoshopped .
http://i.imgur.com/tryIuj3.jpg
And soon, other keyboard warriors were offering some of their own hilarious entries - including Darth Vader, Godzilla and other funny characters floating in the sky.
A faint white box can be seen around the plane, suggesting it had been added to the picture with some computer wizardry.
http://i.imgur.com/kz4chro.jpg
Nikon fans were quick to point out the obvious error and called the camera experts out for awarding the prize to a manipulated image.
The original Facebook post read: "Yu Wei chanced upon a set of ladders while on a photowalk with his friends in Chinatown, and thought the view above would make an interesting perspective.
http://i.imgur.com/dRwRoWN.jpg
"Little did he expect to catch an airplane in mid-air. We’ll try looking up too, Yu Wei."
Kang Heong replied: "I believe the story behind the image is closer to: 'Yu Wei chanced upon a set of ladders and thought the view above would look nicer with a plane.
http://i.imgur.com/5XWiR1R.jpg
"He went home and digitally manipulated the picture to add an airplane."
Others sent in their own versions - one saw Vader's head floating in the air, while others were 'shopped with trains, rollercoasters and even a bride coming down the ladder towards the camera.
http://i.imgur.com/jLuNcAQ.jpg
Nikon took the joke well - but they might want to look a bit closer at their entries in the future.
http://i.imgur.com/PWjpN3Z.png
Embarrassing: Nikon apparently didn't notice it had been faked
Nikon were left red-faced when they announced the winner of a photography competition - without realising the picture was a fake.
The camera company's Singapore office revealed that amateur snapper Chay Yu Wei had claimed the coveted prize of a trolley bag for his impressive shot.
He claimed to have taken a perfectly framed photograph of a low-flying plane over Singapore, shot by chance as he was climbing a ladder.
But eagle-eyed photographers noticed one thing was wrong with the picture - it had clearly been Photoshopped .
http://i.imgur.com/tryIuj3.jpg
And soon, other keyboard warriors were offering some of their own hilarious entries - including Darth Vader, Godzilla and other funny characters floating in the sky.
A faint white box can be seen around the plane, suggesting it had been added to the picture with some computer wizardry.
http://i.imgur.com/kz4chro.jpg
Nikon fans were quick to point out the obvious error and called the camera experts out for awarding the prize to a manipulated image.
The original Facebook post read: "Yu Wei chanced upon a set of ladders while on a photowalk with his friends in Chinatown, and thought the view above would make an interesting perspective.
http://i.imgur.com/dRwRoWN.jpg
"Little did he expect to catch an airplane in mid-air. We’ll try looking up too, Yu Wei."
Kang Heong replied: "I believe the story behind the image is closer to: 'Yu Wei chanced upon a set of ladders and thought the view above would look nicer with a plane.
http://i.imgur.com/5XWiR1R.jpg
"He went home and digitally manipulated the picture to add an airplane."
Others sent in their own versions - one saw Vader's head floating in the air, while others were 'shopped with trains, rollercoasters and even a bride coming down the ladder towards the camera.
http://i.imgur.com/jLuNcAQ.jpg
Nikon took the joke well - but they might want to look a bit closer at their entries in the future.