It is the vanagon behind the person that is fake.

David

--- "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> That picture doesn't look doctored to me. A long lens was used and
> focused on the boy. Since the bus was quite a ways behind him it's out
> of focus, but long lenses compress depth, so it appears like it's
> looming right behind him. Lighting looks fine to me, too. The sun is
> behind the photographer's right shoulder, at about the 2:00 position
> judging by the shadow of the boy's nose and elbow. The shadows on the
> left edge of the van, in front of the windwing, show the light was
> falling on the van from the same angle.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 5/15/2007 12:13 PM vt wrote:
>
> > Yup.  but, those pix are not subtle .... they speak volumes when one
> > considers the youth depicted.
> > Sam Conant
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nathaniel Poole" <myth.wright@GMAIL.COM>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:43 PM
> > Subject: Another Vanagon world
> >
> >
> >> We are all connected in some very subtle ways, and pics like these
> >> make me
> >> look at my own bus differently.
> >>
> >> http://bp2.blogger.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/Rkmu7lxNNmI/AAAAAAAAEI8/PYZS9GPZCh8/s1600-h/fatah.jpg
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/photo/2007/05/15/2005068706
> >>
> >> Nathaniel
> >
>

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