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UFO Portal Opens on Glastonbury ToR?

I have a copy of the pic and thank you Spearjig for sending it and trusting it to me. I'm no expert on digital photography so I can't really comment on the workings of digital cameras. I will show it to a few photographers I know to ask their opinion.

I can use Photoshop though!!

This is the original picture. I've added the copyright as it ain't my pic and credit should be given.
Original.jpg


This is the area in question zoomed in for better look.
Cdetail.jpg


DieDieMyDarling said:
The evidence points at a hoax, because the shape of the white blob on the hillside, is very similar to a horizontally mirrored image of the dark doorway, with the bottom of the white shape and the bottom of the doorway being parallel, thus explaining why the bottom of the white blob doesn't sit right on the hillside.
Click to expand...

I'd have to disagree with you DieDie the blob isn't on the same line as the door.

Inlinewithdoor.jpg


And duplicating the image and doing a rough "erase" around it doesn't show it to be a mirror of the doorway no matter if you flip it and attempt to increase it's size. It doesn't match.
Doormatch.jpg


This is it flipped horizontally and size increased to fit door. It's the wrong shape altogether.
flippedincreased.jpg


Finally here it is in close up, some difference in the "whiteness" at the bottom left and top right and seems to be a "halo" or "wisps" around it also.
XCU.jpg


I'd be happy to try other combinations if anyone's got a suggestion. Also if Spearjig and Mike are okay with it I'd be happy to forward the image.

I have no idea what has been photographed but I'm doubtful it's a UFO portal, I'd also point out that the legend that the Tor is a doorway to the fairy world is dubious at best, there's no real evidence of the existence of St. Collen (I'd be very happy to be put right on that), a hermit from Wales, who first encountered Gwynn ap Nudd and the gateway to the Underworld or Fairy Kingdom, those legends began in the 16th century. If anything I would imagine the Tor was viewed suspiciously by the clerics at the Abbey and such stories were invented by them. To bring us closer to God perhaps?

If anyone can add to this I'd be interested to read it.

mooks out
 
O.K there is a program called jpeg snoop which analyses jpegs and tells you if people have been playing with images


JPEGsnoop 1.4.1 by Calvin Hass
http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/
-------------------------------------

Filename: [C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Original.jpg]
Filesize: [116906] Bytes

Start Offset: 0x00000000
*** Marker: SOI (xFFD8) ***
OFFSET: 0x00000000

*** Marker: APP0 (xFFE0) ***
OFFSET: 0x00000002
length = 16
identifier = [JFIF]
version = [1.1]
density = 72 x 72 DPI (dots per inch)
thumbnail = 0 x 0

*** Marker: APP13 (xFFED) ***
OFFSET: 0x00000014
length = 28
Identifier = [Photoshop 3.0]
8BIM: [0x0404] Name=[] Len=[0x0000]
IPTC [0xFFDB] Record Version = [0x0302]

*** Marker: DQT (xFFDB) ***
Define a Quantization Table.
OFFSET: 0x00000032
Table length = 67
----
Precision=8 bits
Destination ID=0 (Luminance)
DQT, Row #0: 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 10
DQT, Row #1: 2 2 2 3 4 9 10 9
DQT, Row #2: 2 2 3 4 6 9 11 9
DQT, Row #3: 2 3 4 5 8 14 13 10
DQT, Row #4: 3 4 6 9 11 17 16 12
DQT, Row #5: 4 6 9 10 13 17 18 15
DQT, Row #6: 8 10 12 14 16 19 19 16
DQT, Row #7: 12 15 15 16 18 16 16 16
Approx quality factor = 91.86 (scaling=16.28 variance=1.13)

*** Marker: DQT (xFFDB) ***
Define a Quantization Table.
OFFSET: 0x00000077
Table length = 67
----
Precision=8 bits
Destination ID=1 (Chrominance)
DQT, Row #0: 3 3 4 8 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #1: 3 3 4 11 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #2: 4 4 9 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #3: 8 11 16 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #4: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #5: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #6: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #7: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Approx quality factor = 91.90 (scaling=16.20 variance=0.15)

*** Marker: SOF0 (Baseline DCT) (xFFC0) ***
OFFSET: 0x000000BC
Frame header length = 17
Precision = 8
Number of Lines = 600
Samples per Line = 800
Image Size = 800 x 600
Raw Image Orientation = Landscape
Number of Img components = 3
Component[1]: ID=0x01, Samp Fac=0x22 (Subsamp 1 x 1), Quant Tbl Sel=0x00 (Lum: Y)
Component[2]: ID=0x02, Samp Fac=0x11 (Subsamp 2 x 2), Quant Tbl Sel=0x01 (Chrom: Cb)
Component[3]: ID=0x03, Samp Fac=0x11 (Subsamp 2 x 2), Quant Tbl Sel=0x01 (Chrom: Cr)

*** Marker: DHT (Define Huffman Table) (xFFC4) ***
OFFSET: 0x000000CF
Huffman table length = 29
----
Destination ID = 0
Class = 0 (DC / Lossless Table)
Codes of length 01 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 02 bits (002 total): 01 02
Codes of length 03 bits (003 total): 00 03 04
Codes of length 04 bits (001 total): 05
Codes of length 05 bits (001 total): 06
Codes of length 06 bits (001 total): 08
Codes of length 07 bits (001 total): 07
Codes of length 08 bits (001 total): 09
Codes of length 09 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 10 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 11 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 12 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 13 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 14 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 15 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 16 bits (000 total):
Total number of codes: 010


*** Marker: DHT (Define Huffman Table) (xFFC4) ***
OFFSET: 0x000000EE
Huffman table length = 76
----
Destination ID = 0
Class = 1 (AC Table)
Codes of length 01 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 02 bits (002 total): 01 02
Codes of length 03 bits (001 total): 03
Codes of length 04 bits (003 total): 00 04 11
Codes of length 05 bits (003 total): 05 12 21
Codes of length 06 bits (002 total): 31 41
Codes of length 07 bits (004 total): 13 22 51 61
Codes of length 08 bits (005 total): 06 14 32 71 81
Codes of length 09 bits (001 total): 91
Codes of length 10 bits (006 total): 07 15 23 42 A1 B1
Codes of length 11 bits (004 total): 08 52 C1 D1
Codes of length 12 bits (005 total): 24 33 62 E1 F0
Codes of length 13 bits (002 total): 72 82
Codes of length 14 bits (004 total): 09 43 92 F1
Codes of length 15 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 16 bits (015 total): 16 17 34 A2 18 25 27 53 C2 26 45 54 73 A3 B2
Total number of codes: 057


*** Marker: DHT (Define Huffman Table) (xFFC4) ***
OFFSET: 0x0000013C
Huffman table length = 28
----
Destination ID = 1
Class = 0 (DC / Lossless Table)
Codes of length 01 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 02 bits (003 total): 00 01 02
Codes of length 03 bits (001 total): 03
Codes of length 04 bits (001 total): 04
Codes of length 05 bits (001 total): 05
Codes of length 06 bits (001 total): 06
Codes of length 07 bits (001 total): 07
Codes of length 08 bits (001 total): 08
Codes of length 09 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 10 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 11 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 12 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 13 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 14 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 15 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 16 bits (000 total):
Total number of codes: 009


*** Marker: DHT (Define Huffman Table) (xFFC4) ***
OFFSET: 0x0000015A
Huffman table length = 64
----
Destination ID = 1
Class = 1 (AC Table)
Codes of length 01 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 02 bits (002 total): 00 01
Codes of length 03 bits (002 total): 02 11
Codes of length 04 bits (001 total): 21
Codes of length 05 bits (003 total): 03 12 31
Codes of length 06 bits (002 total): 04 41
Codes of length 07 bits (004 total): 05 13 22 51
Codes of length 08 bits (003 total): 06 61 71
Codes of length 09 bits (005 total): 32 81 91 A1 B1
Codes of length 10 bits (007 total): 07 42 C1 D1 E1 F0 F1
Codes of length 11 bits (003 total): 14 23 52
Codes of length 12 bits (001 total): 15
Codes of length 13 bits (008 total): 16 17 25 33 34 62 72 92
Codes of length 14 bits (003 total): 35 43 44
Codes of length 15 bits (001 total): A2
Codes of length 16 bits (000 total):
Total number of codes: 045


*** Marker: SOS (Start of Scan) (xFFDA) ***
OFFSET: 0x0000019C
Scan header length = 12
Number of img components = 3
Component[1]: selector=0x01, table=0x00
Component[2]: selector=0x02, table=0x11
Component[3]: selector=0x03, table=0x11
Spectral selection = 0 .. 63
Successive approximation = 0x00


*** Decoding SCAN Data ***
OFFSET: 0x000001AA
Scan Decode Mode: No IDCT (DC only)
NOTE: Low-resolution DC component shown. Can decode full-res with [Options->Scan Segment->Full IDCT]

Scan Data encountered marker 0xFFD9 @ 0x0001C8A8.0

Compression stats:
Compression Ratio: 12.36:1
Bits per pixel: 1.94:1

Huffman code histogram stats:
Huffman Table: (Dest ID: 0, Class: DC)
# codes of length 01 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 02 bits: 3182 ( 42%)
# codes of length 03 bits: 3058 ( 40%)
# codes of length 04 bits: 867 ( 11%)
# codes of length 05 bits: 267 ( 4%)
# codes of length 06 bits: 121 ( 2%)
# codes of length 07 bits: 87 ( 1%)
# codes of length 08 bits: 18 ( 0%)
# codes of length 09 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 10 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 11 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 12 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 13 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 14 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 15 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 16 bits: 0 ( 0%)

Huffman Table: (Dest ID: 1, Class: DC)
# codes of length 01 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 02 bits: 2823 ( 74%)
# codes of length 03 bits: 495 ( 13%)
# codes of length 04 bits: 256 ( 7%)
# codes of length 05 bits: 92 ( 2%)
# codes of length 06 bits: 67 ( 2%)
# codes of length 07 bits: 47 ( 1%)
# codes of length 08 bits: 20 ( 1%)
# codes of length 09 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 10 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 11 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 12 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 13 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 14 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 15 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 16 bits: 0 ( 0%)

Huffman Table: (Dest ID: 0, Class: AC)
# codes of length 01 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 02 bits: 68190 ( 46%)
# codes of length 03 bits: 19129 ( 13%)
# codes of length 04 bits: 32659 ( 22%)
# codes of length 05 bits: 14270 ( 10%)
# codes of length 06 bits: 5723 ( 4%)
# codes of length 07 bits: 5033 ( 3%)
# codes of length 08 bits: 2634 ( 2%)
# codes of length 09 bits: 315 ( 0%)
# codes of length 10 bits: 930 ( 1%)
# codes of length 11 bits: 323 ( 0%)
# codes of length 12 bits: 157 ( 0%)
# codes of length 13 bits: 34 ( 0%)
# codes of length 14 bits: 41 ( 0%)
# codes of length 15 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 16 bits: 35 ( 0%)

Huffman Table: (Dest ID: 1, Class: AC)
# codes of length 01 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 02 bits: 10059 ( 49%)
# codes of length 03 bits: 5458 ( 26%)
# codes of length 04 bits: 1052 ( 5%)
# codes of length 05 bits: 2312 ( 11%)
# codes of length 06 bits: 578 ( 3%)
# codes of length 07 bits: 580 ( 3%)
# codes of length 08 bits: 273 ( 1%)
# codes of length 09 bits: 218 ( 1%)
# codes of length 10 bits: 150 ( 1%)
# codes of length 11 bits: 28 ( 0%)
# codes of length 12 bits: 4 ( 0%)
# codes of length 13 bits: 21 ( 0%)
# codes of length 14 bits: 3 ( 0%)
# codes of length 15 bits: 1 ( 0%)
# codes of length 16 bits: 0 ( 0%)

YCC clipping in DC:
Y component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]
Cb component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]
Cr component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]

RGB clipping in DC:
R component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]
G component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]
B component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]

Brightest Pixel Search:
YCC=[ 711, -324, 177] RGB=[246,214,143] @ MCU[ 22, 16]

Finished Decoding SCAN Data
Number of RESTART markers decoded: 0
Next position in scan buffer: Offset 0x0001C8A7.6


*** Marker: EOI (End of Image) (xFFD9) ***
OFFSET: 0x0001C8A8


*** Searching Compression Signatures ***

Signature: 01557A9AE226A38386271DFE13D64298
Signature (Rotated): 0167FCEDBA3A8E8CF822163DB3564762
File Offset: 0 bytes
Chroma subsampling: 2x2
EXIF Make/Model: NONE
EXIF Makernotes: NONE
EXIF Software: NONE

Searching Compression Signatures: (3327 built-in, 0 user(*) )

EXIF.Make / Software EXIF.Model Quality Subsamp Match?
------------------------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- --------------
CAM:[Konica Minolta Camera, In] [DiMAGE Z2 ] [ ] No
CAM:[Minolta Co., Ltd. ] [DiMAGE F100 ] [ ] No
CAM:[NIKON ] [E2500 ] [FINE ] No
CAM:[NIKON ] [E4500 ] [FINE ] No
CAM:[NIKON ] [E5000 ] [FINE ] No
CAM:[NIKON ] [E8700 ] [FINE ] No
CAM:[NIKON ] [E885 ] [FINE ] No
CAM:[OLYMPUS CORPORATION ] [C8080WZ ] [ ] No
CAM:[OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD ] [C2000Z ] [ ] No
CAM:[OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD ] [C3040Z ] [ ] No
CAM:[SEIKO EPSON CORP. ] [PhotoPC 3000Z ] [ ] No
CAM:[SONY ] [DSC-H2 ] [ ] No
CAM:[SONY ] [DSC-H7 ] [ ] No
CAM:[SONY ] [DSC-H9 ] [ ] No
CAM:[SONY ] [DSC-P200 ] [ ] No
CAM:[SONY ] [DSC-S90 ] [ ] No
CAM:[SONY ] [DSC-W7 ] [ ] No
SW :[IJG Library ] [092 ]

The following IJG-based editors also match this signature:
SW :[GIMP ] [092 ]
SW :[IrfanView ] [092 ]
SW :[idImager ] [092 ]
SW :[FastStone Image Viewer ] [092 ]
SW :[NeatImage ] [092 ]
SW :[Paint.NET ] [092 ]
SW :[Photomatix ] [092 ]
SW :[XnView ] [092 ]

Based on the analysis of compression characteristics and EXIF metadata:

ASSESSMENT: Class 1 - Image is processed/edited

This may be a new software editor for the database.
If this file is processed, and editor doesn't appear in list above,
PLEASE ADD TO DATABASE with [Tools->Add Camera to DB]

It looks like the photo has been edited, the white bit which has been added has either saturated the ccd sensor in the camera or has been added with photoshop.
If the OP had said oh look at this what is it? I might have been more receptive but its clearly a fargery and the op wants us to believe that its whatever he thinks it is.
 
In fact using full iDCT decoding you can see where the white block has been detected as someone has edited the image in a rather amature way.


JPEGsnoop 1.4.1 by Calvin Hass
http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/
-------------------------------------

Filename: [C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Original.jpg]
Filesize: [116906] Bytes

Start Offset: 0x00000000
*** Marker: SOI (xFFD8) ***
OFFSET: 0x00000000

*** Marker: APP0 (xFFE0) ***
OFFSET: 0x00000002
length = 16
identifier = [JFIF]
version = [1.1]
density = 72 x 72 DPI (dots per inch)
thumbnail = 0 x 0

*** Marker: APP13 (xFFED) ***
OFFSET: 0x00000014
length = 28
Identifier = [Photoshop 3.0]
8BIM: [0x0404] Name=[] Len=[0x0000]
IPTC [0xFFDB] Record Version = [0x0302]

*** Marker: DQT (xFFDB) ***
Define a Quantization Table.
OFFSET: 0x00000032
Table length = 67
----
Precision=8 bits
Destination ID=0 (Luminance)
DQT, Row #0: 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 10
DQT, Row #1: 2 2 2 3 4 9 10 9
DQT, Row #2: 2 2 3 4 6 9 11 9
DQT, Row #3: 2 3 4 5 8 14 13 10
DQT, Row #4: 3 4 6 9 11 17 16 12
DQT, Row #5: 4 6 9 10 13 17 18 15
DQT, Row #6: 8 10 12 14 16 19 19 16
DQT, Row #7: 12 15 15 16 18 16 16 16
Approx quality factor = 91.86 (scaling=16.28 variance=1.13)

*** Marker: DQT (xFFDB) ***
Define a Quantization Table.
OFFSET: 0x00000077
Table length = 67
----
Precision=8 bits
Destination ID=1 (Chrominance)
DQT, Row #0: 3 3 4 8 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #1: 3 3 4 11 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #2: 4 4 9 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #3: 8 11 16 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #4: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #5: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #6: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
DQT, Row #7: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Approx quality factor = 91.90 (scaling=16.20 variance=0.15)

*** Marker: SOF0 (Baseline DCT) (xFFC0) ***
OFFSET: 0x000000BC
Frame header length = 17
Precision = 8
Number of Lines = 600
Samples per Line = 800
Image Size = 800 x 600
Raw Image Orientation = Landscape
Number of Img components = 3
Component[1]: ID=0x01, Samp Fac=0x22 (Subsamp 1 x 1), Quant Tbl Sel=0x00 (Lum: Y)
Component[2]: ID=0x02, Samp Fac=0x11 (Subsamp 2 x 2), Quant Tbl Sel=0x01 (Chrom: Cb)
Component[3]: ID=0x03, Samp Fac=0x11 (Subsamp 2 x 2), Quant Tbl Sel=0x01 (Chrom: Cr)

*** Marker: DHT (Define Huffman Table) (xFFC4) ***
OFFSET: 0x000000CF
Huffman table length = 29
----
Destination ID = 0
Class = 0 (DC / Lossless Table)
Codes of length 01 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 02 bits (002 total): 01 02
Codes of length 03 bits (003 total): 00 03 04
Codes of length 04 bits (001 total): 05
Codes of length 05 bits (001 total): 06
Codes of length 06 bits (001 total): 08
Codes of length 07 bits (001 total): 07
Codes of length 08 bits (001 total): 09
Codes of length 09 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 10 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 11 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 12 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 13 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 14 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 15 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 16 bits (000 total):
Total number of codes: 010


*** Marker: DHT (Define Huffman Table) (xFFC4) ***
OFFSET: 0x000000EE
Huffman table length = 76
----
Destination ID = 0
Class = 1 (AC Table)
Codes of length 01 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 02 bits (002 total): 01 02
Codes of length 03 bits (001 total): 03
Codes of length 04 bits (003 total): 00 04 11
Codes of length 05 bits (003 total): 05 12 21
Codes of length 06 bits (002 total): 31 41
Codes of length 07 bits (004 total): 13 22 51 61
Codes of length 08 bits (005 total): 06 14 32 71 81
Codes of length 09 bits (001 total): 91
Codes of length 10 bits (006 total): 07 15 23 42 A1 B1
Codes of length 11 bits (004 total): 08 52 C1 D1
Codes of length 12 bits (005 total): 24 33 62 E1 F0
Codes of length 13 bits (002 total): 72 82
Codes of length 14 bits (004 total): 09 43 92 F1
Codes of length 15 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 16 bits (015 total): 16 17 34 A2 18 25 27 53 C2 26 45 54 73 A3 B2
Total number of codes: 057


*** Marker: DHT (Define Huffman Table) (xFFC4) ***
OFFSET: 0x0000013C
Huffman table length = 28
----
Destination ID = 1
Class = 0 (DC / Lossless Table)
Codes of length 01 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 02 bits (003 total): 00 01 02
Codes of length 03 bits (001 total): 03
Codes of length 04 bits (001 total): 04
Codes of length 05 bits (001 total): 05
Codes of length 06 bits (001 total): 06
Codes of length 07 bits (001 total): 07
Codes of length 08 bits (001 total): 08
Codes of length 09 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 10 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 11 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 12 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 13 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 14 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 15 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 16 bits (000 total):
Total number of codes: 009


*** Marker: DHT (Define Huffman Table) (xFFC4) ***
OFFSET: 0x0000015A
Huffman table length = 64
----
Destination ID = 1
Class = 1 (AC Table)
Codes of length 01 bits (000 total):
Codes of length 02 bits (002 total): 00 01
Codes of length 03 bits (002 total): 02 11
Codes of length 04 bits (001 total): 21
Codes of length 05 bits (003 total): 03 12 31
Codes of length 06 bits (002 total): 04 41
Codes of length 07 bits (004 total): 05 13 22 51
Codes of length 08 bits (003 total): 06 61 71
Codes of length 09 bits (005 total): 32 81 91 A1 B1
Codes of length 10 bits (007 total): 07 42 C1 D1 E1 F0 F1
Codes of length 11 bits (003 total): 14 23 52
Codes of length 12 bits (001 total): 15
Codes of length 13 bits (008 total): 16 17 25 33 34 62 72 92
Codes of length 14 bits (003 total): 35 43 44
Codes of length 15 bits (001 total): A2
Codes of length 16 bits (000 total):
Total number of codes: 045


*** Marker: SOS (Start of Scan) (xFFDA) ***
OFFSET: 0x0000019C
Scan header length = 12
Number of img components = 3
Component[1]: selector=0x01, table=0x00
Component[2]: selector=0x02, table=0x11
Component[3]: selector=0x03, table=0x11
Spectral selection = 0 .. 63
Successive approximation = 0x00


*** Decoding SCAN Data ***
OFFSET: 0x000001AA
Scan Decode Mode: Full IDCT (AC + DC)

Scan Data encountered marker 0xFFD9 @ 0x0001C8A8.0

*** NOTE: YCC Clipped. MCU=( 17, 27) YCC=( 257, 117, 127) Y Overflow @ Offset 0x0001C8A7.6
*** NOTE: YCC Clipped. MCU=( 12, 27) YCC=( 256, 114, 129) Y Overflow @ Offset 0x0001C8A7.6
*** NOTE: YCC Clipped. MCU=( 14, 27) YCC=( 256, 117, 127) Y Overflow @ Offset 0x0001C8A7.6
*** NOTE: YCC Clipped. MCU=( 15, 27) YCC=( 256, 116, 127) Y Overflow @ Offset 0x0001C8A7.6
*** NOTE: YCC Clipped. MCU=( 17, 27) YCC=( 257, 117, 126) Y Overflow @ Offset 0x0001C8A7.6
*** NOTE: YCC Clipped. MCU=( 17, 27) YCC=( 258, 119, 126) Y Overflow @ Offset 0x0001C8A7.6
*** NOTE: YCC Clipped. MCU=( 16, 27) YCC=( 257, 118, 127) Y Overflow @ Offset 0x0001C8A7.6
*** NOTE: YCC Clipped. MCU=( 16, 27) YCC=( 256, 111, 126) Y Overflow @ Offset 0x0001C8A7.6
Compression stats:
Compression Ratio: 12.36:1
Bits per pixel: 1.94:1

Huffman code histogram stats:
Huffman Table: (Dest ID: 0, Class: DC)
# codes of length 01 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 02 bits: 3182 ( 42%)
# codes of length 03 bits: 3058 ( 40%)
# codes of length 04 bits: 867 ( 11%)
# codes of length 05 bits: 267 ( 4%)
# codes of length 06 bits: 121 ( 2%)
# codes of length 07 bits: 87 ( 1%)
# codes of length 08 bits: 18 ( 0%)
# codes of length 09 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 10 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 11 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 12 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 13 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 14 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 15 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 16 bits: 0 ( 0%)

Huffman Table: (Dest ID: 1, Class: DC)
# codes of length 01 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 02 bits: 2823 ( 74%)
# codes of length 03 bits: 495 ( 13%)
# codes of length 04 bits: 256 ( 7%)
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# codes of length 06 bits: 67 ( 2%)
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# codes of length 15 bits: 0 ( 0%)
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Huffman Table: (Dest ID: 0, Class: AC)
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# codes of length 03 bits: 19129 ( 13%)
# codes of length 04 bits: 32659 ( 22%)
# codes of length 05 bits: 14270 ( 10%)
# codes of length 06 bits: 5723 ( 4%)
# codes of length 07 bits: 5033 ( 3%)
# codes of length 08 bits: 2634 ( 2%)
# codes of length 09 bits: 315 ( 0%)
# codes of length 10 bits: 930 ( 1%)
# codes of length 11 bits: 323 ( 0%)
# codes of length 12 bits: 157 ( 0%)
# codes of length 13 bits: 34 ( 0%)
# codes of length 14 bits: 41 ( 0%)
# codes of length 15 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 16 bits: 35 ( 0%)

Huffman Table: (Dest ID: 1, Class: AC)
# codes of length 01 bits: 0 ( 0%)
# codes of length 02 bits: 10059 ( 49%)
# codes of length 03 bits: 5458 ( 26%)
# codes of length 04 bits: 1052 ( 5%)
# codes of length 05 bits: 2312 ( 11%)
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# codes of length 07 bits: 580 ( 3%)
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YCC clipping in DC:
Y component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]
Cb component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]
Cr component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]

YCC histogram in DC (DCT sums : pre-ranged:
Y component histo: [min= -944 max= 1042 avg= -12.6]
Cb component histo: [min= -407 max= 385 avg= 13.4]
Cr component histo: [min= -387 max= 276 avg= -143.2]

YCC histogram in DC:
Y component histo: [min= 0 max= 258 avg= 126.0]
Cb component histo: [min= 0 max= 176 avg= 129.2]
Cr component histo: [min= 0 max= 162 avg= 109.7]

RGB histogram in DC (before clip):
R component histo: [min= -2 max= 274 avg= 99.8]
G component histo: [min= 0 max= 264 avg= 138.2]
B component histo: [min= -32 max= 266 avg= 127.7]

RGB clipping in DC:
R component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]
G component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]
B component: [<0= 0] [>255= 0]

RGB histogram in DC (after clip):
R component histo: [min= 0 max= 255 avg= 99.8]
G component histo: [min= 0 max= 255 avg= 138.2]
B component histo: [min= 0 max= 255 avg= 127.8]

Brightest Pixel Search:
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Some great efforts going on here, fellas. Mind, to say 'it looks like it has been edited' doesn't mean it has?
I joined in this argument when I first saw the pic and heard Mike's story ( and there is even more he chooses not to discuss)...as far as I was concerned I felt it -pic and story - genuine...and I still do, for what that and I am worth.... Whatever it is.
 
Well the better quality image certainly clears a few of the lines up, etc. I still think the white shape fits within the doorway, well for me it did anyway, after a magic wand pixel removal in Photoshop. It's not perfect, but the sharp fall on one side matches up, and the longer, slower drop on the other side lines up.

One weird thing though, and something that would make me think Karl is right about the picture having been edited:

shadow.jpg


There seems to be a shadow all around the shape. The pixels are just a little bit darker, all around, compared to the surrounding image the white shape is on top of. To me that looks like a bad cut and paste, where the person hasn't taken the time and effort to clean up the shape completely, before pasting it on top of the background. Instead, having used blur, burn or smudge, to clean it up, but still leaving it looking awkward.

This sharpened up version shows it even more clearly:


shadow2.jpg
 
In the sharpened up version you've posted there's a distinct look of a singular Photoshop line around the image.

outline.jpg


mooks out
 
If I wanted to fake a 'weird' photo, I'd probably choose something more interesting to paste in than a melting snowman... :D
 
rynner2 said:
If I wanted to fake a 'weird' photo, I'd probably choose something more interesting to paste in than a melting snowman... :D
Click to expand...

It's not snowing in the picture though, so perhaps it's the ghost of a snowman. :D

I believe what we've found here is the TRUE burial place of Santa, and the spirit of his trusty snowman is guarding his resting place. I'm off to find David Icke to see if he'll help me publish a 300+ page book on the subject.
 
Moooksta said:
In the sharpened up version you've posted there's a distinct look of a singular Photoshop line around the image.

outline.jpg


mooks out
Click to expand...

Nice spot, i was too busy concentrating on the outer dark line, to see the line inside the white shape. I wonder then, if the white shape was drawn with a brush, then the burn tool was used around the outside of it to make it blend better with the background image?

If you look at the brush line in the white shape, at the bottom, where the two ends almost meet, there's a definite blurring between them, so the blur tool was definitely used.

It's looking like a really bad fake, reliant on people not zooming in or having a closer look.
 
I can hear some of you thinking that this is those Cottingley faeries all over again! (actually I was even involved in that one! Joe Cooper who visited the girls for years and years asking them how they did it came to me in the 80's with a dilemma - when the girls fell out one of them confessed the pics were fake. Joe had his years research MS at the publishers just about to have the book published declaring the pix genuine. 'What should I do?' he asked tormented...turn a blind eye or scrap the book? He compromised...the first 3 pix were fake but the last one genuine!)
I know nothing about cameras- can barely use one, so all your hard efforts on this case are mainly over my tired head. I know Mike will stick by his story and pic. You keep saying 'it looks like...etc'
Maybe it does look like, but ..isn't a fake?
 
spearjig1 said:
I can hear some of you thinking that this is those Cottingley faeries all over again! (actually I was even involved in that one! Joe Cooper who visited the girls for years and years asking them how they did it came to me in the 80's with a dilemma - when the girls fell out one of them confessed the pics were fake. Joe had his years research MS at the publishers just about to have the book published declaring the pix genuine. 'What should I do?' he asked tormented...turn a blind eye or scrap the book? He compromised...the first 3 pix were fake but the last one genuine!)
I know nothing about cameras- can barely use one, so all your hard efforts on this case are mainly over my tired head. I know Mike will stick by his story and pic. You keep saying 'it looks like...etc'
Maybe it does look like, but ..isn't a fake?
Click to expand...

The JPG data is showing edited, and the picture itself is showing brush lines. I think it's gone past "looks like" now. It's nothing like the Cottingley fakes. The Faeries fakes were much better pieces of work. Whoever did this portal one, really needs to take a night class in photoshop. I mean I'm not that good with photoshop myself, but I'd hope I'm better than this.
 
Isn't the light patch just caused by the way in which the sun is shining through the arches?
 
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