Is anyone in that forum still considering that the entire photo might be
"contrived"? I thought most people still believed the photo was of a living
Night Parrot, but that it had been altered for some reason. I'd say portions
have been "touched up", rather than "faked".
As far as I'm concerned, unless someone can show more altered areas, I still
accept the photo as proof the bird was seen, but I'm uncomfortable with an
altered image. I'd like to see the original, and I'd like to know how an
altered image made its way onto a magazine cover without the changes being
mentioned.
Does anyone who attended the presentation in Brisbane recall seeing anything in
the photos that were shown that might have warranted touching up? If those were
all altered too then surely the video showed something?
Peter Shute
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> On 13 Oct 2013, at 10:10 am, "Matthew Rodgers" <>
> wrote:
>
> For those unfamiliar with Birdforum - Rare bird information sub forum, you
> need to register with your e mail and little else. It's relatively easy so
> you can be on in 15 minutes, make sure you create a username that is unique
> ie not just your name as it may reject your application.
>
> There are some very detailed analyses of the two web photos of the claimed
> night parrot by some folk who are serious about photographic evidence of rare
> bird records. In the UK we have suffered from a number of fakes in recent
> years, mostly brought out into the open by Birdforum members. Some of these
> were high profile rarities where people travelled miles to look for them so
> it is clear that any sort of tampering of such globally significant bird
> photos are of serious concern. I recommend anyone to look at these postings
> so they can make up their minds what to believe, quite frankly it does not
> look good when large portions of the photo are clearly faked, indeed the
> whole picture could indeed be contrived. Shoot me down if you like but
> please look at the details first.
>
> I'm sorry that this has possibly all come about after I initially posted a
> message on Birdforum of the discover , taken from the posting on Birding Aus
> back a few months , of course then it was posted in good faith that the
> records (ie photos) were genuine. Many people In the UK take a real
> interest in Australian birds so we are all now very disappointed in the
> current position. If there is someone who could get the truth out in the
> open I'm sure we could all clear this up.
>
>
> Matthew Rodgers
> UK and frequent birder in Australia
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