Pictures That Lie

I chose the picture with the helicopter and the shark because I thought it looked pretty cool. The image was originally just a snapshot someone took of a hovering U.S. Air Force helicopter that was then posted on the internet. The picture was manipulated by flipping the image so that everything was turned the other way and pasting the shark into the picture. The shark was pasted in to look like it was jumping out of the water about to eat one of the rescue crew. It was probably manipulated like this to make the image more dramatic and impressive. It definitely attracted a lot more viewers then if it was left alone. I don't think the manipulation was harmful at all. It wasn't poking fun at anything and it didn't infringe on anyones personal rights. The image is very impressive but for me not completely believable because of the location of the helicopter. It looks like it is near the Golden Gate Bridge or some other large bridge. For me I wouldn't expect sharks to be this close in.