Comments on: Photo: Reuters beholds its Messiah

By: 756bdbf2e68c

756bdbf2e68c — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:12:32 +0000

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By: Lamonte Thomas

Lamonte Thomas — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:35:29 +0000

Lan Astaslem — seems popular. And that’s probably a good thing…

By: Lan Astaslem

Lan Astaslem — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:15:15 +0000

lan astaslem on January 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM

Okay — I addressed this with the HA folks months ago, and it seems that it worked for a while. But now I see that “lan astaslem” is back. This was originally my nickname, but when you showed up, I changed my nickname to include caps — just to differentiate between the two of us. I really, really would appreciate it if you would select a new nickname. I was here first, and it is confusing to have two posters with the same name. Thank you!!

By: schmuck281

schmuck281 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:22:16 +0000

This is a pretty standard political photo. I’ve got some that were taken of both Bush’s and both Clintons. Usually it’s just something round and bright behind them combined with a large aperature which gives the out-of-focue “halo” effect. Like I said, standard political stuff. It’s just red meat for the faithful, whatever it is they’re faithful to.

By: Nonfactor

Nonfactor — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:07:36 +0000

I love it how the word “messiah” gets thrown around at any candidate you don’t like. Huckabee held the title, McCain too, Obama, Al Gore, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

By: DeathB4Tyranny

DeathB4Tyranny — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:08:07 +0000

I Believe...I Believe

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:58:18 +0000

Abe Lincoln weaps

By: awesum

awesum — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:27:48 +0000

believe

By: awesum

awesum — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:26:52 +0000

Ahhhh…..I beleive that is an Iranian nuclear Detonation as he is talking Diplomacy to Code Pink……

By: natesnake

natesnake — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:07:35 +0000

Bryan,

You may recall this past week when I posed the question whether it was blasphemous to photoshop a halo on Obama. Your response? (paraphrase) “No need to. The MSN will do it for us.”

I tip my hat to your supernatural powers.

p.s. Would you hook a brother up with some Powerball Loto picks?

p.s.s. There’s an I-Pod in it for AP.

By: TexasDan

TexasDan — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:11:44 +0000

Somebody forgot to tell that semi outside to shut off his high beams.

whitetop on January 12, 2008 at 12:56 PM

I thought it was Hillary’s white hot rage, which has been known to melt steel (unlike fire /RO)

By: whitetop

whitetop — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:56:56 +0000

Somebody forgot to tell that semi outside to shut off his high beams.

By: Mark V.

Mark V. — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:52:41 +0000

Jesus, he actually said, “Si, se puede.” And don’t tell me he didn’t know what he was doing.

By: JetBoy

JetBoy — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:41:17 +0000

My…what a HUGE halo too…

By: kiltedscotsman5

kiltedscotsman5 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:33:34 +0000

Hey photogs–isnt’ this a filter thing? That is, are the photographers specifically setting up to get the rainbow halo?

TexasDan on January 12, 2008 at 11:25 AM

This is exactly correct. Lens flare does not, by itself, create a rainbow spectrum; there needs to be a prismatic effect that ordinary lens elements will not produce. A filter would be needed – and, most likely, a screw-in filter that takes a few seconds to fish out of the camera bag or pocket, at that. So we’re talking about malice of forethought here.

The alternative explanation is that it could be been created in Photoshop afterward, but that is an even less flattering possibility…

By: amkun

amkun — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:19:03 +0000

“The rainbow effect is caused by lens flare from the light in the background.”

Why are they so sure they aren’t just rays of hope?

By: amkun

amkun — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:16:59 +0000

Bryan, picture 66 is even more to the point.

By: Photo of the Day : The American Pundit

Photo of the Day : The American Pundit — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:09:14 +0000

[...] The Messiah! Taken by Al Reuters, this actually isn’t the first case of the press taking pictures of him when, coincidentally I’m sure, there happened to be a halo-like object above his head. [...]

By: SouthernGent

SouthernGent — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:08:22 +0000

It looks like the bubble of Glenda the good witch of the North is coming down on top of Oprahbama.

By: Sir Andrew

Sir Andrew — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:05:46 +0000

Post by lan astaslem: deliver us

I got chills down my spine when I saw that. That would kick serious Clinton or Obama but.

By: NNtrancer

NNtrancer — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:03:26 +0000

Go to the light, Barack. Go to the light!

By: lan astaslem

lan astaslem — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:58:00 +0000

deliver us

By: mikeyboss

mikeyboss — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:53:26 +0000

Was the photographer Adnan Hajj?

By: TheBigOldDog

TheBigOldDog — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:51:10 +0000

The Media is so corrupt it’s become down right laughable.

By: Merovign

Merovign — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:50:46 +0000

You know, if “journalists” would spend more time reporting and less time trying to justify their political fantasies, we might take them more seriously.

And biased photojournalism isn’t exactly new – as I’m sure the old-timers around here will remember.