QueenZone discussion #1432184

matt z wrote: So strange. Freddie almost looks Photoshopped into the pic. I'll say ....who knows

pittrek wrote: Freddie looks very suspicious. He looks too small, too blurry, the wooden wall behind him has a different colour (it looks like a part of the original background), he does not reflect on the table and I have a feeling I have seen him from this angle on a different photo

Oscar J wrote: As someone who works with Photoshop on a daily basis, I can say with 99 % certainty that Freddie isn't Photoshopped in. There is a reflection from his left shoulder in the table (right by the reflection from the vase), and a more subtle reflection of, if not Freddie, somebody sitting on the exact same spot. The right arm on Freddies shirt being pushed up by the woman's breast, and the way they overlap each other would be a lot of trouble to go though if it was faked. The bright, warm highlight on Freddie's nose perfectly matches the ones on the woman's and Brians face. His eyes are slightly red from the flash, and so are Brian's. The list goes on. It's legit. The thing making it look a bit weird is the unfortunate vertical scanning stripe, making his look a bit desaturated compared to the rest of the group.

Oscar J wrote: As someone who works with Photoshop on a daily basis, I can say with 99 % certainty that Freddie isn't Photoshopped in. There is a reflection from his left shoulder in the table (right by the reflection from the vase), and a more subtle reflection of, if not Freddie, somebody sitting on the exact same spot. The right arm on Freddies shirt being pushed up by the woman's breast, and the way they overlap each other would be a lot of trouble to go though if it was faked. The bright, warm highlight on Freddie's nose perfectly matches the ones on the woman's and Brians face. His eyes are slightly red from the flash, and so are Brian's. The list goes on. It's legit. The thing making it look a bit weird is the unfortunate vertical scanning stripe, making his look a bit desaturated compared to the rest of the group.

Oscar J wrote: As someone who works with Photoshop on a daily basis, I can say with 99 % certainty that Freddie isn't Photoshopped in. There is a reflection from his left shoulder in the table (right by the reflection from the vase), and a more subtle reflection of, if not Freddie, somebody sitting on the exact same spot. The right arm on Freddies shirt being pushed up by the woman's breast, and the way they overlap each other would be a lot of trouble to go though if it was faked. The bright, warm highlight on Freddie's nose perfectly matches the ones on the woman's and Brians face. His eyes are slightly red from the flash, and so are Brian's. The list goes on. It's legit. The thing making it look a bit weird is the unfortunate vertical scanning stripe, making his look a bit desaturated compared to the rest of the group.

Jimmy Dean wrote: hmmm... could it be Freddie's head photoshopped on Roger's body? Take a close look. The head doesn't seem to fit the body.

Biggus Dickus wrote:

Jimmy Dean wrote: hmmm... could it be Freddie's head photoshopped on Roger's body? Take a close look. The head doesn't seem to fit the body.

I don't know, you can see dark chest hair.

musicland munich wrote:

Biggus Dickus wrote:

Jimmy Dean wrote: hmmm... could it be Freddie's head photoshopped on Roger's body? Take a close look. The head doesn't seem to fit the body.

I don't know, you can see dark chest hair.

Agreed. Aside from the fact that oscar pointed out why this photo is 99 % NOT doctored. But to me far more relevant, why Queen had a meeting in Berlin at that point ? I've heared or read something about it some time ago, but I can't remember the reason for it.

Oscar J wrote:

Ale Solan wrote: I can't believe you people were discussing if this pic was ph'shopped or not... why on earth someone could photoshop this pic?? lol

matt z wrote:

Ale Solan wrote: I can't believe you people were discussing if this pic was ph'shopped or not... why on earth someone could photoshop this pic?? lol

Cause of the suspicious artifact. If it were scanned that way it ought to have been remedied. Another person questioned the size of Freddie Mercury. Another person questioned reflections. I'm on mobile so I'm guessing it's a bit more pixelated than usual. Could have been a possibility it only featured the three of them. Anyways. Why wouldn't they have all been together anyways. It's doubtful they ever just hung out together at that point unless it were relevant to recordings.