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Related: About this forumThis is a great photo if real, but I have a suspicion some of it's been faked using Photoshop.
What do you guys reckon?

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This is a great photo if real, but I have a suspicion some of it's been faked using Photoshop. (Original Post)
Turborama
Apr 2015
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NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)1. Not photoshopped.
When you do something like that every day, it becomes second nature.
I wonder who she's talking to...
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)2. ETA:
The shadows and lighting look right, and the degree of sharpness consistent throughout.
If it's photoshopped, then it's damned good!
Turborama
(22,109 posts)5. Thanks, I thought so too but wasn't 100% sure.
Most likely staged but not photoshopped. It is a good composition and it has a lot of charm, I was just unsure about how much I could love it lol.
ManiacJoe
(10,138 posts)3. Seems to be real.
Looks like it came from this Indonesian article four years ago:
http://www.balebengong.net/kabar-anyar/2011/03/09/gambar-bercerita-tentang-pulau-dewata.html
Turborama
(22,109 posts)4. Good find, thanks.
Looks like it has an autograph on the bottom left, too.
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)6. I read the article. There needs to be a comma after the third word in the third paragraph.
alfredo
(60,271 posts)8. And the rear tyre on the second bike needs air.
alfredo
(60,271 posts)9. The rule of threes, leading lines, and triangles everywhere.