http://news.cnet.com/2300-1026_3-6033210-7.html?tag=mncol
When I saw this image, I automatically knew it was doctored. I realize that most people wouldn't unless they watched the news surrounding the 1994 Olympics. The caption next to the picture that explained that Nancy Kerrigan's knee was brutally attacked by an associate of Tonya Harding's husband to give Harding a better chance at winning the US Figure Skating Championship. Tonya did win while Kerrigan's injury forced her to withdraw. Both went on to compete at the Olympics however, with Harding placing eighth and Kerrigan placing second. Following investigation, the USFSA stripped Harding of her 1994 title and banned her for life from participating in USFSA-run events as either a skater or coach. The USFSA concluded that Harding knew about the attack before it happened and displayed "a clear disregard for fairness, good sportsmanship and ethical behavior."
I knew that the picture had to have been doctored. The two atheletes would never have been skating side by side like that.
I find it amazing, and scary, that pictures can be doctored like that. I know that they really can be used beneficially or in the nature of good clean fun, but things like that - the Kerrigan and Harding picture - are just fictional and wrong. Such doctored photos not only give the public false information but have ruined careers because of them. People need to be careful what they do on Photoshop - plain and simple.
4 comments:
Thank you for explaining the story behind the picture, it is very interesting and after reading it I see why it's obvious that the picture was doctored.
It's true that you can do alot of amazing stuff with photoshop which can also bring forth misleading information.
That's true that something like this can be very misleading. You make a good point though, that sometimes it's fun to put things together that normally wouldn't be. It should definitely always be noted in a photo, that it was altered.
Nice! Thanks for putting that link up there too and way to know enough information behind the picture! Impressive blog.
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