Kate, Princess of Wales - not seen this year.

Nano said:
It is quite feasible that it is just a composite of several shots. Plenty of phones do that as a feature these days. The bit I'm not sure about is that surely that always happens so why is this photo being returned for being altered and none of the previous ones have been? Do the media always do this? If they do then wouldn't the Royals know the rules around submitting photos to the media and wouldn't do that.

Although, if I was under suspicion for bumping off a member of the family and I was trying to cover the tracks with a photoshopped image of her on Mother's day then I'd probably use my considerable wealth to get someone that knows what they are doing to do it properly.
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I posted it earlier, yes there are rules around photo manipulation. For a "kill notice" to be issued, the raw image must either have been significantly altered, not provided or it doesn't exist.
 
Nano said:
It is quite feasible that it is just a composite of several shots. Plenty of phones do that as a feature these days. The bit I'm not sure about is that surely that always happens so why is this photo being returned for being altered and none of the previous ones have been? Do the media always do this? If they do then wouldn't the Royals know the rules around submitting photos to the media and wouldn't do that.

Although, if I was under suspicion for bumping off a member of the family and I was trying to cover the tracks with a photoshopped image of her on Mother's day then I'd probably use my considerable wealth to get someone that knows what they are doing to do it properly.
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Exactly. I think most of us are just quite surprised that they've made such a hash of it, AND that despite all the rumours they've happily sent out a photo with no wedding rings on, almost like they want the rumours to continue......
 
Nano said:
It's not really about the photo. There have been rumours and conspiracies, as highlighted by the fact this thread precedes the photo. When there are conspiracies and rumours and someone provides evidence to show that everything is alright but it is clearly photoshopped then all it does is fan the flames of those conspiracies rather than quell them. A photoshopped photo, even an innocently one, is the same as no photo at all (or worse even because it adds another layer to the conspiracy).
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I had radio 5 live on over the internet this evening and a parade of loons were phoning into the Nicky Campbell Show with some of the most ridiculous theorising you could possibly imagine. Grief the woman wants privacy after a serious operation. How difficult it that to grasp.
 
atypical_boro said:
She's put out terribly edited photo of herself, if she wants privacy maybe she shouldn't have invited it? Its not like the Royal Family don't understand how the media works.
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Well feel free to bang on about it then. And I don’t aim that at you. I still find the whole thing bewildering that grown men sit around gossiping about a photograph. This is conspiracy theorising of the worst kind in my opinion and frankly a joke.
 
Brick_Tamland said:
The kind of adjustments in this photo are not exactly just brightening the image or using Magic Eraser. I do not buy that Kate, apparently on Mother's Day, fired up Photoshop and started working on the fine detail of a family pic entirely by herself.
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When a royal says they did it, they mean one of their servants did it. Same thing as far as they are concerned.
 
Brick_Tamland said:
The kind of adjustments in this photo are not exactly just brightening the image or using Magic Eraser. I do not buy that Kate, apparently on Mother's Day, fired up Photoshop and started working on the fine detail of a family pic entirely by herself.
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Obviously not. She’s in chains in the basement.
 
Abel Tasman said:
Well feel free to bang on about it then. And I don’t aim that at you. I still find the whole thing bewildering that grown men sit around gossiping about a photograph. This is conspiracy theorising of the worst kind in my opinion and frankly a joke.
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Its not just gossiping about a photograph though is it, its gossiping about the fact that 'our' next 'King' is widely understood to be displaying all the same behaviours his Dad did, which contributed to putting his own Mum in an early grave. Lots of us don't want to continue having to live with this circus in our lives and 'ruling' over us.

The idea that its all just wild theory holds no water either, you only have to look at the Prince Andrew charade to see that. The whole thing is a circus, any opportunity to criticise it I get, I will take.

If these people weren't supposed to be my rulers I wouldn't be remotely interested in the slightest about their personal lives, but they are, so I am. Same goes for elected politicians, but at least I have some ability to reject them if necessary.
 
Abel Tasman said:
Well feel free to bang on about it then. And I don’t aim that at you. I still find the whole thing bewildering that grown men sit around gossiping about a photograph. This is conspiracy theorising of the worst kind in my opinion and frankly a joke.
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You’re the one taking this to seriously. Most people are just having a joke about it.
 
Abel Tasman said:
Well feel free to bang on about it then. And I don’t aim that at you. I still find the whole thing bewildering that grown men sit around gossiping about a photograph. This is conspiracy theorising of the worst kind in my opinion and frankly a joke.
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What isn't a joke is those who have taken this photo and used it in good faith, only to find that it's not a true depiction and have been forced to withdraw it from their publications.

Photo manipulation is a real issue, regardless of who it's from or about.
 
Maybe the posters on here who get tetchy at anyone displaying anti-monarchist views should criticise the media that regularly farts the royals all over the top stories, we get it pushed on us so we’re free to comment in favour or against.
 
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