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Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Keith Millea - 06-11-2009
Is this the start of the counterattack?
http://www.physorg.com/news176643721.html
Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked (w/ Video)
November 5, 2009
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The famous backyard photo of Lee Harvey Oswald.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally analyzed an iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist newspapers in the other.
Oswald and others claimed that the incriminating photo was a fake, noting the seemingly inconsistent lighting and shadows. After analyzing the photo with modern-day forensic tools, Farid says the photo almost certainly was not altered.
"If we had found evidence of photo tampering, then it would have suggested a broader plot to kill JFK," said Farid, who is also the director of the Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth. "Those who believe that there was a broader conspiracy can no longer point to this photo as possible evidence."
Farid added that federal officials long ago said that this image had not been tampered with, but a surprising number of skeptics still assert that there was a conspiracy.
The study will appear in a forthcoming issue of the journal Perception.
Farid and his team have developed a number of digital forensic tools used to determine whether digital photos have been manipulated, and his research is often used by law enforcement officials and in legal proceedings. The tools can measure statistical inconsistencies in the underlying image pixels, improbable lighting and shadow, physically impossible perspective distortion, and other artifacts introduced by photo manipulators. The play of light and shadow was fundamental in the Oswald photo analysis.
"The human brain, while remarkable in many aspects, also has its weaknesses," says Farid. "The visual system can be quite inept at making judgments regarding 3-D geometry, lighting, and shadows."
At a casual glance, the lighting and shadows in the Oswald photo appear to many to be incongruous with the outdoor lighting. To determine if this was the case, Farid constructed a 3-D model of Oswald's head and portions of the backyard scene, from which he was able to determine that a single light source, the sun, could explain all of the shadows in the photo.
"It is highly improbable that anyone could have created such a perfect forgery with the technology available in 1963," said Farid. With no evidence of tampering, he concluded that the incriminating photo was authentic.
"As our digital forensic tools become more sophisticated, we increasingly have the ability to apply them to historic photos in an attempt to resolve some long-standing mysteries," said Farid.
Source: Dartmouth College
Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Charles Drago - 06-11-2009
The near-simultaneous publications of Tom Wilson's materials and the upcoming Perception piece bring to mind an old, familiar query:
Coincidence or conspiracy?
Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Myra Bronstein - 06-11-2009
There's a flurry of propaganda around November 22 every year. It's a tradition. The LBJ story a few days ago is part of the flurry.
Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Peter Lemkin - 06-11-2009
I was warned by a knowledgeable source that the Wilson book has been known about in 'certain quarters' and 'countermeasures' prepared. You'll likely see lots more soon! And counter-countermeasures are planned from our side, as well. It is really sadly a war - truth v. untruths - as old as humankind. :burnout:
Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Bernice Moore - 06-11-2009
Peter Lemkin Wrote:I was warned by a knowledgeable source that the Wilson book has been known about in 'certain quarters' and 'countermeasures' prepared. You'll likely see lots more soon! And counter-countermeasures are planned from our side, as well. It is really sadly a war - truth v. untruths - as old as humankind. :burnout:
Keith there is always a counter attack going on..for nearly 46 years now the never ending story it seems............as far as his study.h/s ....it would appear to me..that the 3D figure has shadows in places where none should exist so I have to believe that that's how the whole experiment went, just put them where you want them for the fun of it and see what turns up...but he has neglected the most important difference lho had a narrow somewhat pointed chin with a cleft, the photo has a square chin so very much like roscoe whites...b...coincidence again...
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Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Bernice Moore - 06-11-2009
Peter Lemkin Wrote:I was warned by a knowledgeable source that the Wilson book has been known about in 'certain quarters' and 'countermeasures' prepared. You'll likely see lots more soon! And counter-countermeasures are planned from our side, as well. It is really sadly a war - truth v. untruths - as old as humankind. :burnout:
i just replied but it did not post.:trytofly:..in his study it appears to me the 3D figure has shadows in places where none should exist so I have to believe that that's how the whole experiment went, just put them where you want them...the most important he neglects is that lho had a somewhat narrow chin and a cleft the photo has a definite square chin much like roscoe's....:nurse:and he also neglected the anomaly of the dogs nose through the fence.so his eyes must not be what he thinks they are
b..
Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Bernice Moore - 06-11-2009
plus the weather report for that day was that it rained and was cloudy that morning..and from jack's info...Reasons why the backyard photographs are faked.
(1) Same Lee Harvey Oswald face on 3 bodies.
(2) Chin is square, not pointed.
(3) Fingers are chopped off.
(4) Shadows are wrong.
(5) Left arm is too short.
(6) Rifle is wrong length
(7) Body is out of balance.
(8) Newspapers are wrong size.
(9) Rifle swivels are in the wrong place.
b..
Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Bernice Moore - 07-11-2009
Bernice Moore Wrote:plus the weather report for that day was that it rained and was cloudy that morning..and from jack's info...Reasons why the backyard photographs are faked... annuder he has apparently studied this one photo..where from,? the archives a copy or original and so what about the other two..... somone expressed to me something along these lines these studies come out it appears regularly done by associates of institutions that get their funding from the government...anudder coincidence sure honeys..:aetsch:b..
(1) Same Lee Harvey Oswald face on 3 bodies.
(2) Chin is square, not pointed.
(3) Fingers are chopped off.
(4) Shadows are wrong.
(5) Left arm is too short.
(6) Rifle is wrong length
(7) Body is out of balance.
(8) Newspapers are wrong size.
(9) Rifle swivels are in the wrong place.
b..
Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Bernice Moore - 07-11-2009
lho said words to the effect not verbatim that they had superimposed his head on someone elses body, that he had worked with films camera work etc and that he would prove this ...he never had the time to prove it...yet marina still tells people she took the photos yet also says he is not guilty, she also told harrison livingstone that she took them but from the stairs not from where they are seen...i do wish the lady would come to terms getall of it it straight for her own and her daughter's sake and report any information that she has held back..and get it off her chest she seems like a nice woman i have read that many times from those who have met her but that does not help her nor them nor history that has been so bent out of shape........imo....:willy:
Scientist claims Oswald picture not faked - Magda Hassan - 07-11-2009
Bernice Moore Wrote:.. annuder he has apparently studied this one photo..where from the archives a copy or original and so what about the other two..... somone expressed to me something along these lines these studies come out it appears regularly done by associates of institutions that get their funding from the government...anudder coincidence sure honeys..:aetsch:b..Wouldn't be the first time some idiot know it all came from Dartmouth.