“Welcome to the fake craft shop. Today: How do I build a fake picture without much effort…” The fire devil!

Something like this would be the name of a headline for what could be a very successful television show. The reason for this is the picture shown here.

This picture was supposedly taken in California!.
This picture was supposedly taken in California!.

But unfortunately we're not on TV here and we don't see moving, colorful images here either. No, because what we see here is neither a fire devil nor a really well-made fake photo.

But maybe it shouldn't be fake either.
Maybe it was just for fun because someone was practicing with their image editing programs and wanted to gain experience. Well, unfortunately we don't know for sure, but one thing is very clear: This picture is fake, at least half of it.

Why?

The answer here lies at the center, no, better yet, at the climax of the picture, namely at the height of the fire itself.

It was simply played vertically, exactly in the middle of the picture.
It was simply played vertically, exactly in the middle of the picture.

Signs and evidence of this include the same people on both sides as well as the same fine details in the image. An example of this detail is the tree on the far left and right. Both have the same protruding branch.

Image may contain: one or more people, people standing, sky, outdoors and nature

 

Coincidence? Probably not. But as written, this is just one example of many.

Summarized:

The picture itself is half real.
The other half does too, but it belongs to the already real 50% of the picture. What the makers wanted to achieve with this is uncertain.
Maybe you really underestimated the capabilities of the users and created this image as a test. Or, as already written, it was just fun for friends. However, this remains a secret, and perhaps the fire of this fake image will go out within a few hours. But our fire for researching and burning fakes continues to burn for you.

Author: Sven, mimikama.org


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