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45 posts and no ones mentioned Pippa yet…
Because someone would have had to have drawn up an Exercise Action Safety Plan / Exercise Aide Memoire and put in mitigation to reduce the risk associated with the whole day to as low as reasonably practicable.
And since Telic/Herrick eyepro has become a mandated piece of PPE for quite a few activities, losing sight **** sucks or so I’ve been told.
I got about four words from that. I think Daredevil and Rutger Hauer in that eighties blind swordsman’s film would beg to differ. Being blind was ****ing awesome for them! Imagine how shit Matt Murdock would be if he’d have been wearing Telic whatsitis when that chemical spillage happened.
Why, exactly, is everyone getting their knickers in a twist over the fact she’s flying a drone?
Maybe they fear she is promoting the royal auditing regiment.
Flying a drone by Virtual Royalty?
For me its two things that are distasteful. The main one is the dressing up in military uniforms cos play stuff. I find that really abhorrent. OK if you have actually served as some of the royals have but this is disrespectful to those who have served. The second issue is its distasteful to have a look of glee as if playing with a toy when its a weapon to kill folk ( or to identify folk to kill)
I'm a pacifist. Non of my family ever saw active service. However the looks on the faces of the veterans of WW2 that I looked after on the 50th anniversary of VE day will be with me for ever. That has coloured my views. I will not accept disrespect to those who put their lives on the line.
The merchant fleet, who literally 'delivered' for the country are never recognised. They were easy targets, very little defensive weaponry and when they got sunk, their seaman's ticket was stamped 'discharged at sea' ie no more pay and you're on your own. Coming from a lightering and seafaring family, I can't get excited about all this dressing up in uniform and celebrating killing nonsense. But anyway, what would she know.
Red ensign has flown at the cenotaph since 1919.
the PR guy who arranged andys interview has been at it again
WGAF??
Kate's left hand looks well dodgy also. Doesn't she wear rings?
Pfft, that’s a lizard in an ill fitting skinsuit if ever I saw one
This was followed by a third agency, AFP, which also issued a "mandatory kill notice".
I'm not the biggest fan of the Royals but even I think that's a bit of an extreme retaliation for sending out a dodgy photo.
Normally no interest in royal stuff but that is a priceless cock up. Woman who is normally quite visible disappears after surgery you are relatively coy about. All legit and reasonable to want a bit of privacy, but lets rev up all the conspiracy nut jobs by posting up a badly shopped photo giving even the tame press carte blanche to go into rumour overdrive.
My guess is they've moved her from a wheelchair to a normal chair, got the tricky stuff right but messed up around the edges.
As a proof of life photo it's backfired horribly.
Does the AP have form for pulling photos that have been photoshoppped, or is this a grand gesture to force a public appearance? I can't imagine certain types of slebs sending out unaltered publicity shots. Does these all get flamboyantly banned?
Has anyone managed to blame Meghan yet?
The Palace have ****ed up again
If only tne Press were this persistent investigating the actions of our politicians as they are checking up on a woman recovering from surgery.
Does the AP have form for pulling photos that have been photoshoppped, or is this a grand gesture to force a public appearance? I can’t imagine certain types of slebs sending out unaltered publicity shots. Does these all get flamboyantly banned?
I think you've missed the point entirely, it's not about that the picture has been photoshopped, it's why would they need to photoshop that picture?
I say "that picture", but looking at the detailed image 'oddity' in The Guardian, I wonder how many pictures they actually started with...
THEGUARDIAN.COM I think you’ve missed the point entirely, it’s not about that the picture has been photoshopped, it’s why would they need to photoshop that picture?
I'm not sure I have missed the point.
The point I made was - most publicity photos are fiddled with anyway. How many times have AP refused (in such a pointed performative fashion) to show them?
Maybe they stuck a photo together where all the kids were laughing, no one had their eyes closed everyone looking the same way. You know, the stuff a Google phone does for you now when you press the screen.
Does the AP have form for pulling photos that have been photoshoppped, or is this a grand gesture to force a public appearance?
I'll ask BiL, he's the tech geek for AP's distribution of stories and images...
The merchant fleet, who literally ‘delivered’ for the country are never recognised.
Too true. One of my great Uncles was ejected from a NAAFI for having the temerity to ask for a cuppa. "You're not in the forces was the excuse" despite the fact that there would have been no ****ing tea if not for Harry and his mates. They were ill-used during the war and recognition has come too late for them.
Trees must come into leaf early doon soooth
Trees must come into leaf early doon soooth
Tsk,ya dafty,Vivariums have a controlled environment all year round 😉 😜
Sleeve of a cardigan, odd thing to photoshop.........
Why do they not learn lessons? They were totally mocked for the Christmas card with missing middle fingers and legs in the wrong place. Now they have gone and done it again. I honestly don't care about the Royal family or any surgery that Kate has had. But lots of people do, and this sort of thing just chucks fuel on the gossipy fire.
Does the AP have form for pulling photos that have been photoshoppped
News agencies like Reuters and AP won't publish altered photographs as it undermines the validity of the source and story. I'm surprised this photo went as long as it did before being pulled given how bad it is.
Has anyone seen Paul McCartney and Kate Middleton in the same room?
Just sayin'
I'd be having words with the painter who did the windows.
Much as I love a good conspiracy theory, I agree this that this explanation is probably the most likely. Smart phone automagically combining multiple images;
Maybe they stuck a photo together where all the kids were laughing, no one had their eyes closed everyone looking the same way. You know, the stuff a Google phone does for you now when you press the screen.
Sleeve of a cardigan, odd thing to photoshop………
I suspect plenty of wizard's sleeves have been shopped over the years. Different industry though!
In this case I'm guessing a few scales were showing and needed covering up.
And the little dude 's (sorry, not up on their names) finger thing - impressive. Try it - it's uncomfortable. I suspect it's a secret message to the authorities that he's ok and his captors are treating him well (apart from making him dress up like a tiny middle aged man for the proof of life photo).
Does the AP have form for pulling photos that have been photoshoppped, or is this a grand gesture to force a public appearance?
The BBC article linked above answers that question.
Much as I love a good conspiracy theory, I agree this that this explanation is probably the most likely. Smart phone automagically combining multiple images;
In which case, I'll offer to be Royal Press office.
"Like most modern families, the Prince and Princess of Wales often use smart phones to capture family portraits. In this instance, the Prince of Wales has used his own phone to take the photograph and the phones software has automatically adjusted the image by merging several pictures together, resulting in the appearance of manual correction. We understand why this has caused some confusion and, to prevent such confusion, we will, wherever possible, endeavour to use unadjusted images in the future. "
Its really not difficult.
I’d be having words with the painter who did the windows.
Indeed. Lawn could do with mowing too.
It could be a real photo and Mrs Wales/Ambridge/Middleton is actually one of the Incredibles.
Does look more like phone based photo processing "AI" being a bit dumb rather than anything else.
Which is odd because presumably the photo was taken months ago, and someone's sat with it all that time attached to a press release and not noticed quite how weird it is, and then had to do the royal equivalent of the Outlook recall.
As a proof of life photo it’s backfired horribly.
Does the AP have form for pulling photos that have been photoshoppped, or is this a grand gesture to force a public appearance? I can’t imagine certain types of slebs sending out unaltered publicity shots. Does these all get flamboyantly banned?
My first assumption was the copyright owner (presumably the Royals) withdrew the rights to use the photo.
Trees must come into leaf early doon soooth
In equally shocking news, Christmas cards also have to be photographed on a day that isn't Christmas if you want people to get them in time.
In equally shocking news, Christmas cards also have to be photographed on a day that isn’t Christmas if you want people to get them in time.
The original claim by the palace when the photo was first published is that it was taken by Willy earlier in the week. Making your sarcasm slightly backfire.
Notice the daughters' boots, one has a heel...
I've got leaves on some of my trees, not a million miles away from Windsor. Not sure of species, (and I'll bet good money STW has a resident arborculturalist and royal sceptic that will crop up to tell us shortly to tell us that tree won't be in leaf until May) but it's not impossible it was a current photo.
Megan's Fault.
In this instance, the Prince of Wales has used his own phone to take the photograph and the phones software has automatically adjusted the image by merging several pictures together, resulting in the appearance of manual correction
That wont work, no one would believe either that billy took the photo, knows how to use photoshop or that any official pr image is taken on anything less that a high end digital camera and not on a phone.
Dear god, her response is breaking news on BBC, in a world where war and destruction is everywhere, this is the top story, and it's just a weird response, she did it as she's an amateur photographer, i'm guessing she didn't write the response, or have anything to do with the photo, the whole thing is just weird, the royal family trying to make out they don't have a dozen minions doing all the stuff around them, it's just them taking photos, modifying them and posting them, yeah right.
Not sending my out of focus to her then.